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We are living in modern times throughout the world and yet are dominated by medieval minds.
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― Eqbal Ahmad: Confronting Empire
― Eqbal Ahmad: Confronting Empire
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The city of Leonia refashions itself every day: every morning the people wake between fresh sheets, wash with just-unwrapped cakes of soap, wear brand-new clothing, take from the latest model refrigerator still unopened tins, listening to the last-minute jingles from the most up-to-date radio.
On the sidewalks, encased in spotless plastic bags, the remains of yesterday's Leonia await the garbage truck. Not only squeezed tubes of toothpaste, blown-out light bulbs, newspapers, containers, wrapping
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― Invisible Cities
― Invisible Cities
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