A Quote by Anthony Stafford Beer
The system of transportation is not coherent; it is not treated as integral. Roads compete with with railroads and airlines in chaotic fashion, and at immense cost to the nation.
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One of those is where you'll find me
'Til they drop the big curtain.
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