“Progress' constant companion is nostalgia for the way things used to be.”
Ira Glass (1959) American radio personality
"Pandora's Box", This American Life, television season 1, installment 6, 26 April 2007.
This American Life
“Ignorance and confidence are constant companions.”
Into the Heart of Truth (2001)
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