"I heard him say 'war,' 'army,' 'aeroplane' and 'bomb,' ...
grladams at teleport.com
grladams at teleport.com
Tue May 13 19:55:27 CDT 2008
...but the noise was so great I could not hear the rest"
reminds me of more of the unsayable that's not being said in ATD? that of
the linkage between fantasy of mastering machinery and engineering,
optimism of this sort of endeavor, with a shadow forming over it of the
"peace" industry.
http://100years.upi.com/sta_1910-10-12.html
(I verified this by reading the NYT historical online database pdf as well
and the bulk of it remains the same text, minor enhancements by NYT but the
"I heard him say" quote is the same!)
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