When we contemplate the inadequacy of to-day it is easy to believe that the next few decades will witness the paralysis of our transportation-using social scheme or a complete reorganization on some new basis.
Warren G. Harding: “When we contemplate the inadequacy of to-day it is easy to believe that the next few decades will witness the paralysis…”
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Harding warns that without significant improvements, the transportation system may face severe challenges in the coming decades.
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