The beginning of the most materialistic age in the history of the world, when wars would be fought without patriotism, when men would forget God and … - Sherwood Anderson

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The beginning of the most materialistic age in the history of the world, when wars would be fought without patriotism, when men would forget God and only pay attention to moral standards, when the will to power would replace the will to serve and beauty would be well-nigh forgotten in the terrible headlong rush of mankind toward the acquiring of possessions...