"Beginning in the 3rd century B.C., people started compiling lists to promote how much they knew to show how smart they were." — Anne-Marie Knoblauch, who teaches a class on the Seven Wonders of the World
I love that idea! It reminds of me one of those grade-school lists that start with "The following is a list of people that I like…."
Here's the article the quote came from, about another campaign to pick seven new wonders. Link
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