THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES
Value or Goon Roads
We can seiid aii aeroplane hurtling through the air at a hundred miles and more an hour, ii is true; and wo can send a telegram almost with the speed of thought. It is doubttul il in that tailor which is alter all the basic factor of all transit -that is the factor of roads we are as well able to secure speed as were the subjects of the Caesars. All roads led to Rome in those days, we know. But what we fail to remember is that the roads were ready to give access to Rome. It i,s not enough to he speedy; it is neeossiirv also to he thorough. We are too apt to forgot to hasten slowly in our desire to get there first.
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1925, Page 2
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135THOUGHTS FOR THE TIMES Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1925, Page 2
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