Christianity, democracy, science, education, wealth, and the cumulative inheritance of a thousand years, have not preserved us from the vain repetition of history.
Ralph Adams Cram Quotes
True as this is, it is also true that for one who won through there were many who gained nothing, and it was, and is, the sheer weight of numbers of those who failed of this that has made their influence on the modern life as pervasive and controlling as it is.
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| Birth: | 16th December, 1863 |
| Death: | 22nd September, 1942 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Architect |
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Ralph Adams Cram, FAIA was a prolific and influential American architect of collegiate and ecclesiastical buildings, often in the Gothic style. Cram & Ferguson and Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson are partnerships in which he worked. Together with an architect and artist he is honored on December 16 as a feast day in the Episcopal Church of the United States.
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