City of prose and fantasy, of capitalist automation, its streets a tri…

Leon Trotsky
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City of prose and fantasy, of capitalist automation, its streets a triumph of cubism, its moral philosophy that of the dollar. New York impressed me tremendously because, more than any other city, it is the fullest expression of our modern age.
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