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— Leslie Stephen"The English literary movement at the end of the 18th century was obviously due in great part, if not mainly, to the renewed practice of walking."
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My own concern is primarily the terror and violence carried out by my own state... It is very easy to denounce the atrocities of someone else. That has about as much ethical value as denouncing atrocities that took place in the 18th century.
— Noam Chomsky
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Open your refrigerator door, and you summon forth more light than the total amount enjoyed by most households in the 18th century. The world at night, for much of history, was a very dark place, indeed.
— Bill Bryson
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