Who said "To have arrived at the edge of uncertainty is progress."?

This quote is attributed to Daniel Defoe.

To have arrived at the edge of uncertainty is progress. - Daniel Defoe

"To have arrived at the edge of uncertainty is progress."

Daniel Defoe Science

Novelist Journalist English 1660–1731

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"All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have."

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"Knowledge is power."

"Science helps us understand the world."

"I've witnessed the birth of science, and it continues to amaze me."

"I'm something of a scientist myself."

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