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Catie Marron, City Squares: Eighteen Writers on the Spirit and Significance of Squares Around the World Quotes: a city square that's designed on a scale to express national greatness is hostile to the human intimacy necessary for freedom's space [George Packer,
         

a city square that's designed on a scale to express national greatness is hostile to the human intimacy necessary for freedom's space [George Packer, "History: Influence on Humanity"].


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This page presents the quote "a city square that's designed on a scale to express national greatness is hostile to the human intimacy necessary for freedom's space [George Packer, "History: Influence on Humanity"].". Author of this quote is Catie Marron, City Squares: Eighteen Writers on the Spirit and Significance of Squares Around the World. This quote is about intimacy, scale, public-spaces,.