If I were required to guess off-hand, and without collusion with higher minds, what is the bottom cause of the amazing material… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“[M]an's power, and its way of operation, [is] muchwhat the same in the material and intellectual world. For the materials in both… — John Locke Copy Share Image
The production of a work of art is determined by the material and intellectual climate in which a man lives and dies. — Hippolyte Taine Copy Share Image
![“[M]an's power, and its way of operation, [is] muchwhat the same in the material and intellectual world. For the materials in both being such as he has no power over, either to make or destroy, all that man can do, is either to unite them together, or to set them by one another, or wholly separate…” quote by John Locke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/eb0/john-locke-814_power_m-an-s-power-and-its-way-of-operation-is_2207702.jpg)
