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John Prebble Quotes

British writer

John Edward Curtis Prebble (23 June 1915 – 30 January 2001) was an English journalist, novelist, documentarian and popular historian. He is best known for his studies of Scottish history.

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Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own monuments with public consent, public approval and often public money.

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