We have nothing else with which to build the future except the lumber of the past — history exploited as a natural resource and applied technology, telling us that the story painted on the old walls and printed in the old books is also our own.


Lapham's Quarterly

Lewis H. Lapham Quotes

We have nothing else with which to build the future except the lumber of the past — history exploited as a natural resource and applied technology, ...

We have nothing else with which to build the future except the lumber of the past — history exploited as a natural resource and applied technology, ...

We have nothing else with which to build the future except the lumber of the past — history exploited as a natural resource and applied technology, ...

We have nothing else with which to build the future except the lumber of the past — history exploited as a natural resource and applied technology, ...