This Is What A City Is, Bits

I Am Ambivalent About London Because I Am So Ambivalent About England In General.

Poverty Has No Causes. Only Prosperity Has Causes. Analogically, Heat Is A Result Of Active Processes; It Has Causes. But Cold Is Not The Result Of Any Processes; It Is Only The Absence Of Heat. Just So, The Great Cold Of Poverty And Economic Stagnation Is Merely The Absence Of Economic Development.

But Look What We Have Built ... This Is Not The Rebuilding Of Cities. This Is The Sacking Of Cities.

I Have Learned Yet Again (this Has Been Going On All My Life) What Folly It Is To Take Any Thing For Granted Without Examining It Skeptically.

Automobiles Are Often Conveniently Tagged As The Villains Responsible For The Ills Of Cities And The Disappointments And Futilities Of City Planning. But The Destructive Effect Of Automobiles Are Much Less A Cause Than A Symptom Of Our Incompetence At City Building.