Carroll Quigley (1910–1977) American historian
Source: The Evolution of Civilizations (1961) (Second Edition 1979), Chapter 3, Groups, Societies, and Civilizations, p. 71
“The vitality of the ordinary members of society is dependent it’s Outsiders.”
— Colin Wilson, book The Outsider
Source: The Outsider (1956), Chapter Three, The Romantic Outsider
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