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But all this work... had not the right technical sanction..,…

Quote byRafael Guastavino · 1842–1908

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Part I. Introduction.

English (original)

But all this work... had not the right technical sanction.., thickness of the arches was determined by intuition and practice... But can... [one] satisfy the sciences with these? Can we have any guarantee by these alone?

— Rafael Guastavino

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