It is the city that is wrong, and its creations can never be right; they may be improved; they can never be what they should.. Until the whole atrocious system of herding working people in close-built cities, by way of making them serviceable cogwheels in the capitalistic machine for grinding out rent and profit, comes to an end, the physical education of children will remain at best a pathetic compromise. Voltairine De Cleyre
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The world of today is one of traffic jams, pollution, and crowded streets. The world of tomorrow should look different. If the city were right, people would be able to walk around freely without having to worry about getting lost or stuck in traffic jams. Cities should be places where you can walk with your family and enjoy the fresh air and scenery, not one that makes you feel trapped in a cage.

Source: The Voltairine De Cleyre Reader

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