Wikipedia contributors. (2024, November 3). James A. Garfield. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:34, November 14, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_A._Garfield&oldid=1255181094
She points out that the human mind in its natural state may be likened to an ordinary lamp which expends energy in the form of both heat and light but in a chaotic, incoherent way which diffuses its energy over a wide area of rather limited depth.