It is from the midst of this putrid sewer that the greatest river of h…

Alexis de Tocqueville
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It is from the midst of this putrid sewer that the greatest river of human industry springs up and carries fertility to the whole world. From this foul drain pure gold flows forth. ✨ Writing about Manchester in 'Voyage en Angleterre et en Irlande de 1835' 2 July
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It is from the midst of this putrid sewer that the greatest river of human industry springs up and carries fertility to the whole world. From this foul drain pure gold flows forth. ✨ Writing about Manchester in 'Voyage en Angleterre et en Irlande de 1835' 2 July

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