It is equally clear that what an individual often wants for… - Daniel Bell

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It is equally clear that what an individual often wants for himself (such as an open highway) in the aggregate becomes a nightmare.

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Daniel Bell (May 10, 1919 – January 25, 2011) was an American sociologist, writer, editor, and professor emeritus at Harvard University, best known for his seminal contributions to the study of post-industrialism. He has been described as "one of the leading American intellectuals of the postwar era.

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