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When i want an opinion, i'll get it from my peers - from men of vision, like our great railroad builders... stanford, huntington, dinsmore... fellows with imaginations broad enough to span the continent.
-Jonathan Raban
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When I Want An Opinion, I'll Get

Jonathan Raban
When i want an opinion, i'll get it from my peers - from men of vision, like our great railroad builders... stanford, huntington, dinsmore... fellows with imaginations broad enough to span the continent.
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