“Fourierism was tried in the late nineteenth century... and it failed....” – Charlie Black, Metropolitan ... Movie Quotes Database

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Charlie Black

Fourierism was tried in the late nineteenth century... and it failed. Wasn't Brook Farm Fourierist? It failed.

Tom Townsend

That's debatable.

Charlie Black

Whether Brook Farm failed?

Tom Townsend

That it ceased to exist, I'll grant you, but whether or not it failed cannot be definitively said.

Charlie Black

Well, for me, ceasing to exist is — is failure. I mean, that's pretty definitive.

Tom Townsend

Well, everyone ceases to exist. Doesn't mean everyone's a failure.

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