Lewis Mumford Quote

One of the marks of maturity is the need for solitude: a city should not merely draw men together in many varied activities, but should permit each person to find, near at hand, moments of seclusion and peace.


"Planning for the Phases of Life", The Urban Prospect: Essays (1968)

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One of the marks of maturity is the need for solitude: a city should not merely draw men together in many varied activities, but should permit each...

One of the marks of maturity is the need for solitude: a city should not merely draw men together in many varied activities, but should permit each...

One of the marks of maturity is the need for solitude: a city should not merely draw men together in many varied activities, but should permit each...

One of the marks of maturity is the need for solitude: a city should not merely draw men together in many varied activities, but should permit each...