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Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The imagination must be given not wings but weights. - Henry Adams
" "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The imagination must be given not wings but weights.
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About Henry Adams
Henry Brooks Adams (16 February 1838 – 27 March 1918) was a U.S. historian, journalist, novelist and educator. He was the great-grandson of John Adams, grandson of John Quincy Adams and son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr.
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Pen Names:
Frances Snow Compton
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Henry Brooks Adams
Alternative Names:
Henry B. Adams
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