The first man to see a camel did not merely perceive its phy... - Joseph Schumpeter

This quote is attributed to Joseph Schumpeter.

"The first man to see a camel did not merely perceive its physical form but imagined its potential uses."

Joseph Schumpeter Imagination

Economist Historian Austrian-American 1883–1950

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