Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.

John Dewey

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Topic

Scientific progress Progress Imagination

Author

John Dewey

Source

The Copernican Revolution The Quest for Certainty

Language

English

Time

1929 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Dewey, John. "The Quest for Certainty: A Study of the Relation of Knowledge and Action." 1928–1929, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Another quote from the 1920s

There is nothing more innately human than the tendency to transmute what has become customary into what has been divinely ordained.

Suzanne LaFollette

The Beginnings of Emancipation

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Topic
Abuses of religion

Author

Suzanne LaFollette
Source
The Beginnings of Emancipation Concerning Women
Language
English
Time
1926 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

LaFollette, Suzanne. Concerning Women. Albert & Charles Boni, 1926, ch. 1.

Another quote about Progress

Justice is love on legs, spilling over into the public sphere.

Cornel West

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Topic
Love as action Justice Political progress Progress
Speaker
Cornel West
Source
Big Think
Medium
Interview
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
2009 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

West, Cornell. "Cornell West's Catastrophic Love." BigThink.com, 6 Nov. 2009.