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When you put buildings that are huge and anonymous, with repellent surfaces and a lack of decoration, what you're saying is that the nature of power is that way, it's abstract, it's impersonal, it's immense, and you can't get near it. Now maybe that's always been the nature of power, much more than people have realized. Maybe there's a certain honesty in modern architecture. What it says is that we at the top don't give a damn about you at the bottom
When you put buildings that are huge and anonymous, with repellent surfaces and a lack of decoration, what you're saying is that the nature of power is that way, it's abstract, it's impersonal, it's immense, and you can't get near it. Now maybe that's always been the nature of power, much more than people have realized. Maybe there's a certain honesty in modern architecture. What it says is that we at the top don't give a damn about you at the bottom
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And when you put up buildings that are huge and anonymous
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with repellent services and a lack
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of decoration what you're saying is
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that the nature of power
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is that way it's abstract it's impersonal it's immense
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and you can't get near it
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Now maybe that's always been the nature of power
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much more than people realize
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Maybe there's a certain honesty in modern architecture
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What it says is that we at the top don't give a damn
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about you at the bottom
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Movie Summary
Guided by seasoned New Yorkers, political figures, and cultural connoisseurs, "Empire City" examines Manhattan and its surrounding boroughs in order to paint a portrait of the ever-evolving metropolis. Appearing to be both adaptab...
