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• God is in the details.
• The individual is losing significance; his destiny is no longer what interests us.
• And just as we acquaint ourselves with materials, just as we must understand functions, so we must become familiar with the psychological…
• It is better to be good than to be original,
• Each material is only what we make it.
• We must be as familiar with the functions of our building as with our materials. We must learn what a building can…
• Where can we find greater structural clarity than in the wooden buildings of the old. Where else can we find such unity…
• Means must be subsidiary to ends and to our desire for dignity and value.
• Let us guide our students over the road of discipline from materials, through function, to creative work. Let us lead them into…
• Architecture has the power to create order out of unholy confusion.
• God dwells in the details.
• But what if we are dealing with fools?

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