LPE

My thought for the year: the older I get the more I realise cultural capital is the great dividing line of our species....knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing does not make great civilisations.

Dec 30
George Edward Gouraud to Thomas Edison… “I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the result of this evening’s experiments: astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever. But all the same I think it is the most wonderful thing that I have ever experienced, and I congratulate you with all my heart on this wonderful discovery.”

George Edward Gouraud to Thomas Edison…

“I can only say that I am astonished and somewhat terrified at the result of this evening’s experiments: astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever. But all the same I think it is the most wonderful thing that I have ever experienced, and I congratulate you with all my heart on this wonderful discovery.”
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