Quote#Politics & Power
In a very deep sense all human science is but the increment of the…
Quote byJohn Fiske · 1842–1901
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Destiny of Man Viewed in the Light of His Origin (1884), Ch. 7, p. 60.
English (original)
In a very deep sense all human science is but the increment of the power of the eye, and all human art is the increment of the power of the hand.
— John Fiske
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