From the old-world point of view, the American had no mind; he had an economic thinking-machine which could work only on a fixed line. The American mind exasperated the Europeans as a buzz-saw might exasperate a pine forest.


The Education of Henry Adams, 1907

Henry Adams Quotes

From the old-world point of view, the American had no mind; he had an economic thinking-machine which could work only on a fixed line. The American...

From the old-world point of view, the American had no mind; he had an economic thinking-machine which could work only on a fixed line. The American...

From the old-world point of view, the American had no mind; he had an economic thinking-machine which could work only on a fixed line. The American...

From the old-world point of view, the American had no mind; he had an economic thinking-machine which could work only on a fixed line. The American...