The actual quotation is from a classic book and the exact wording is: "It cannot see the wood for the trees" (Engels, 1875, p. 47). It was written in Frederick Engels' famous treatise about socialism. Engels was criticizing metaphysics and how an intense focus on individual concepts can cause people to forget their connections to a larger whole.
The vernacular phrase may have been in colloquial use before Engels wrote it in his text in the late 19th Century; however, he is the one most attributed with the statement, now.
I learned about Engels and his famous book and quotation in 1987 in my Freshman Studies seminar at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. All freshman students are required to take Freshman Studies, a survey of classic works in literature, art, music, science, and history, in their first two terms of study.
Reference:
Engels, F. (1985). Socialism: Scientific and utopian [Reprint of 1875 text, trans. German]. New York, NY: Universal Publishers.
AIRPAC is an agent of a foreign state ... they NEED to register just as other such groups do. but oh snap.... that's right they have a special status ... ;) with us. And I wonder how many times we won't mind attacking people for Israel ... and YES, I realize it's not quite like that ... but really it is, OR it sure seems that way ......... I'm sick of it ... My friend came in last week from there (Iran) ... .. He won't talk much ....yet. AND.. he is going back but not for many months ....
I hate this ..........please tell me we will not be so stupid so soon again.
Sortagreen .. forgive me just blurting this out to you ... .I'm just so ticked that we could do this evil thing again ... so soon ......!
I just read a couple of articles .. . damn! shaking my head ! what is wrong with everyone ?
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