On a visit to Leningrad some years ago, I consulted a map to find out where I was, but I could not make it out. From where I stood, I could see several enormous churches, yet there was no trace of them on my map. When finally an interpreter came to help me, he said: "We don't show churches on our maps." Contradicting him, I pointed to one that was very clearly marked: "That is a museum," he said, "not what we call a 'living church.' It is only 'living churches' we don't show."
- From A Guide for the Perplexed by E. F. Schumacher
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