This will never be a civilized country until we expend more… - Elbert Green Hubbard

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This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum.

Elbert Green Hubbard

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Elbert Green Hubbard (19 June 1856 – 7 May 1915) was an American writer, publisher, artist, businessman, anarchist and libertarian socialist philosopher. He was an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement, founding the Roycroft enterprises. He and his wife Alice Moore Hubbard died in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.

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Alternative Names: Elbert Hubbard • Ali Baba • Fra Elbertus

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This will never be a civilized country until we expend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. - Elbert Green Hubbard

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