"For twenty-five centuries, Western knowledge has tried to……" — Jacques Attali
"For twenty-five centuries, Western knowledge has tried to look upon the world. It has failed to understand that the world is not for the beholding. It is for hearing. It is not legible, but audible."
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Jacques Attali
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