If imagination would disentangle itself from absurdities, s… - Henry S. Haskins

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If imagination would disentangle itself from absurdities, soon we should have it harnessed to reason, pulling the same plough.

Henry S. Haskins

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About Henry S. Haskins

Henry S. Haskins (1875–1957) was a stockbroker and man of letters. His aphorisms were edited and published anonymously with an introduction by Albert Jay Nock in 1940.

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If imagination would disentangle itself from absurdities, soon we should have it harnessed to reason, pulling the same plough. - Henry S. Haskins

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