| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 47612 |
| QUOTATION: | Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts--the book of their deeds, the book of their words, and the book of their art. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | John Ruskin (18191900), British art critic, author. St. Marks Rest, preface (1877). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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