"So he still paces ahead of us, no longer ‘lonely’ but still in the van — beckoning us forward to the measureless bounty of life. He is one of those men whom history will never overtake."
— William Morris

January 1, 1970

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E. P. Thompson, William Morris: From Romantic To Revolutionary (1955). Quoted in Taylor, Gillian, William Morris by Himself, Time Warner Books UK, London, 2004 (p. 205)