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132 The greatest city is that which has the greatest man
 * or woman,

If it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city
 * in the whole world.

The place where the greatest city stands is not the
 * place of stretched wharves, docks, manufactures,
 * deposits of produce,

Nor the place of ceaseless salutes of new comers, or
 * the anchor-lifters of the departing,

Nor the place of the tallest and costliest buildings,
 * or shops selling goods from the rest of the earth,

Nor the place of the best libraries and schools—nor
 * the place where money is plentiest,

Nor the place of the most numerous population.

Where the city stands with the brawniest breed of
 * orators and bards,

Where the city stands that is beloved by these, and
 * loves them in return, and understands them,

Where these may be seen going every day in the
 * streets, with their arms familiar to the shoulders
 * of their friends,

Where no monuments exist to heroes, but in the
 * common words and deeds,

Where thrift is in its place, and prudence is in its
 * place,

Where behavior is the finest of the fine arts, Where the men and women think lightly of the
 * laws,

Where the slave ceases, and the master of slaves
 * ceases,

Where the populace rise at once against the never-ending
 * audacity of elected persons,