"A man rising in the world is not concerned with history; he is too busy making it. But a citizen with a fixed place in the community wants to acquire a glorious past just as he acquires antique furniture. By that past he is reassured of his present importance; in it he finds strength to face the dangers that lie in front of him."

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Source : MALCOLM COWLEY (1967). “Think Back on Us”

Malcolm Cowley

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