"I'm not so sure he's wrong about automobiles," he said, "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward for civilization-that is, spiritual civilization ... But automobiles have come, and they bring a greater change in our life than most of us expect. They are here, and almost all outward things are going to be different because of what they bring. They are going to alter war, and they are going to alter peace."

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Source : Booth Tarkington (2013). “The Magnificent Ambersons”, p.128, Courier Corporation

Booth Tarkington

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