Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The imagination must be given not wings but weights.
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About Henry Adams
Henry Adams was a 19th-century American historian and adams political family member. Henry Brooks Adams was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Imagination — The creative power of the mind and visionary thinking
- Nature — Appreciation for the natural world and our place within it
- Science — Discovery, inquiry, and the wonders of the natural world