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That one of the two, whether Peru, or China, or Persia, was a community drawn mainly from the imagination, did not render the contrast any the less effective in stirring men's minds.
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John Morley
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Morley points out that the imaginative aspects of communities like Peru and China effectively provoke thought.
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