“Cities are the huge central dynamos of all being. The power of a man can be measured today by the mile, the number of miles between him and the city; that is, between him and what the city stands for -- the centre of mass.” MenTodayNumbersCitiesHugeMassMilesCentre Book:Crowds: A Moving-picture of Democracy Source: Crowds: A Moving-picture of Democracy
“We have had the stone age; we have had the iron age; and now we have the sky age, and the sky telegraph, and sky men, and sky cities. Mountains of stone are built out of men's visions. Towers and skyscrapers swing up out of their wills and up out of their hearts.” MenHeartAgeCitiesVisionSkyMountainBuiltStonesIronSwingsTowersSkyscraperTelegraphStone Age Book:Crowds: A Study of the Genius of Democracy and of the Fears, Desires, and Expectations of the People Source: Crowds: A Study of the Genius of Democracy and of the Fears, Desires, and Expectations of the People