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^ So where do you draw the line. Should we get rid of british cycling? No amateur racing? Or why not go further and ban all sprints-for-signs on otherwise friendly rides. Where would something like Rollapaluza fit in to this scheme, who do a pretty good job promoting cycling in schools, through racing?
It was reductionist and dull when Rousseau said it of the enlightenment, and hasn't improved much with age:
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/r/rousseau/jean_jacques/arts/