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> [The essence of modernity is that progress no longer waits on genius; instead we have learned to put our faith in the organized efforts of ordinary men. Science is as old as the race, but the effective organization of science…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wickenden/the-essence-of-modernity-is-that-progress-no-longer-waits-on-genius/)

[William Wickenden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wickenden/)

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## More by William Wickenden

> [Effective science began when it passed from the occasional amateur into the hands of men who made the winning of knowledge their special function…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wickenden/effective-science-began-when-it-passed-from-the-occasional-amateur/)

[William Wickenden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wickenden/)

> [Science began to be powerful when it began to be cumulative, when observers began to preserve detailed records, to organize cooperating groups in order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wickenden/science-began-to-be-powerful-when-it-began-to-be-cumulative-when/)

[William Wickenden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wickenden/)

> [The essence of modernity is that progress no longer waits on genius; instead we have learned to put our faith in the organized efforts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wickenden/the-essence-of-modernity-is-that-progress-no-longer-waits-on-genius/)

[William Wickenden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wickenden/)

> [Organization is simply the means by which the acts of ordinary men can be made to add up to extraordinary results. To this idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wickenden/organization-is-simply-the-means-by-which-the-acts-of-ordinary-men/)

[William Wickenden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wickenden/)

> [It is this ideal of progress through cumulative effort rather than through genius—progress by organised effort, progress which does not wait for some brilliant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wickenden/it-is-this-ideal-of-progress-through-cumulative-effort-rather-than/)

[William Wickenden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wickenden/)

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