The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow d…

Lewis Mumford
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The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood. ✨ Lewis Mumford (1954). In the Name of Sanity, New York : Harcourt, Brace
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The earth is the Lord's fullness thereof: this is no longer a hollow dictum of religion, but a directive for economic action toward human brotherhood. ✨ Lewis Mumford (1954). In the Name of Sanity, New York : Harcourt, Brace

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