London is a city of consumers, of people who are deeply civilised, but not primarily useful (George Orwell)

London is a city of consumers, of people who are deeply civilised, but not primarily useful.

George Orwell (in an essay on Dickens. To be fair - G.O. was discussing why Dickens didn't write about agriculture)

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