Innovating Economies Expand And Develop. Economies That

Reformers Have Long Observed City People Loitering On Busy Corners, Hanging Around In Candy Stores And Bars And Drinking Soda Popon Stoops, And Have Passed A Judgment, The Gist Of Which Is: "this Is Deplorable! If These People Had Decent Homes And A More Private Or Bosky Outdoor Place, They Wouldn't Be On The Street!" That Judgment Represents A Profound Misunderstanding Of Cities. It Makes No More Sense Than To Drop In At A Testimonial Banquet In A Hotel And Conclude That If These People Had Wives Who Could Cook, They Would Give Their Parties At Home.

The Victorian House And Lots Of Other Buildings Weren't Oppressive In Themselves. They Were Often Very Airy And Gingerbready And Fancy. But They Were Associated With All This [victorian] Stuffiness.

Power Is Supposed To Be So Corrupt. I Don't Think It's So Much Corrupt, In The Usual Sense Of The Word, As Stupid And Unrealistic. The More Power A Person Has, The Further He Gets From Reality.

Redundancy Is Expensive But Indispensable.

People Must Take A Modicum Of Public Responsibility For Each Other Even If They Have No Ties To Each Other.