J. B. Priestley - We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour...

J. B. Priestley Zitate

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types.

J. B. Priestley

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Wir würden gerne überragende Genies haben, um uns in Farbe und Feuer zu enthüllen, aber natürlich müssten sie in das Muster unserer Gesellschaft passen und in der Lage sein, Anweisungen von soliden administrativen Typen zu erhalten.

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