James Bryce Quote

In Europe we have cities wealthier and more populous than yours and we are not happy. You dream of your posterity; but your posterity will look back to yours as the golden age, and envy those who first burst into this silent, splendid Nature...

The American Commonwealth (ed. Ams PressInc, 1888) - ISBN: 9780404037703

In Europe we have cities wealthier and more populous than yours and we are not happy. You dream of your posterity; but your posterity will look back...

In Europe we have cities wealthier and more populous than yours and we are not happy. You dream of your posterity; but your posterity will look back...

In Europe we have cities wealthier and more populous than yours and we are not happy. You dream of your posterity; but your posterity will look back...

In Europe we have cities wealthier and more populous than yours and we are not happy. You dream of your posterity; but your posterity will look back...