Empires Want [cities] Only To

Dull, Inert Cities, It Is True, Do Contain The Seeds Of Their Own Destruction And Little Else. But Lively, Diverse, Intense Cities Contain The Seeds Of Their Own Regeneration, With Energy Enough To Carry Over For Problems And Needs Outside Themselves.

Throughout The World Dark Ages Have Scrawled Finis To Successions Of Cultures Receding Far Into The Past.

Writing, Printing, And The Internet Give A False Sense Of Security About The Permanence Of Culture.

In Wretched Outcomes, The Devil Is In The Details.

All Through Organized History, If You Wanted Prosperity You Had To Have Cities. Cities Are Places That Attract New People With New Ideas.