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Originally Posted by tovangar2
A currently we're graduating less than half of our students. An efficient way to destroy a city.
"Behind every great fortune lies a great crime." (or a series of them)
-Honore de Balzac
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Jesus, I thought I was cynical. It's called capitalism, tovangar. Not a flawless system, especially as the country ages, but corruption and self-interest and moral compromise have always been integral parts of it. How do you think L.A.--or any other American city--got built in the first place? (As for the quote attributed to Balzac--its translation from his original French has been debated forever. "Behind every great fortune lies a great crime" is a simplified and convenient translation, but it's a good idea to remember the subtleties of a more direct translation, such as "The secret of a great success
for which you are at a loss to account is a crime that has never been found out, because it was properly executed."
In other words..."Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown"
Now, back to noir. Here's a link to an old post of mine that combines a school, bricks, and noir, and even an Ayn Rand connection:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=7373