Urbanization Quotes

“God made the country, and man made the town.”

“Long ago the country bore the country-town and nourished it with her best blood. Now the giant city sucks the country dry.”

“The city is the nerve center of our civilization. It is also the storm center.”

“The city has become a serious menace to our civilization... It has a peculiar attraction for the immigrant.”

“The immense cities lie basking on the beaches of the continent, and every inland iron track leads to the sea.”