The twentieth century seems afflicted by a gigantic. . . power failure. Powerlessness and the sense of powerlessness … - Russell Baker

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I think it's IMPOSSIBLE for anyone famous to come from here, because everyone around here is insane.

Russell Baker

The twentieth century seems afflicted by a gigantic. . . power failure. Powerlessness and the sense of powerlessness may be the environmental disease of the age.

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