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"But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or culture, is only atta..." — Herbert Read

But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or culture, is only attained by a process of cellular division, in the course of which the individual is differentiated, made distinct from and independent of the parent group.
Herbert Read
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