Louis Sullivan, "Education" (1902), in Kindergarten Chats and Other Writings (New York: George Wittenborn Inc., 1947), pp. 225–226
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High ideals make a people strong. … decay comes when ideals wane.
— Louis Sullivan on Ideal
What It Means
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About Louis Sullivan
Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, the "father of modernism", and a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright.
About Louis Sullivan
Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, the "father of modernism", and a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright.
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