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Quotes from Political questionnaire response — Jane Jacobs

1916–2006 United States

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I was brought up to believe that there is no virtue in conforming meekly to the dominant opinion of the moment.

Political questionnaire response (1952)

I was taught that the American's right to be a free individual, not at the mercy of the state, was hard-won and that its price was eternal vigilance, that I too would have to be vigilant.

Political questionnaire response (1952)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jane Jacobs (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.