Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So I believe that dreams - day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain-machinery whizzing - are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization. L. Frank Baum
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John Milton is advocating that people should use their creative abilities to do the things they enjoy. When you are creative, you are able to discover new things and create new things. This is the key to all progress in the world. If you want to be a person who can invent something new, you must first have the ability to imagine new things.

Source: The Lost Princess Of Oz

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