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Language, that most human invention, can enable what, in principle, should not be possible. It can allow all of us, even the congenitally blind, to see with another person’s eyes.
Language, that most human invention, can enable what, in principle, should not be possible. It can allow all of us, even the congenitally blind, to see with another person’s eyes.
Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
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- Oliver Sacks
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- Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Oliver Sacks: life dates 1933 to 2015. Wikidata Q258662, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q258662 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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