We can only live changes: we cannot think our way to humanity. Every o…

Ivan Illich
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We can only live changes: we cannot think our way to humanity. Every one of us, every group, must become the model of that which we desire to create.
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We can only live changes: we cannot think our way to humanity. Every one of us, every group, must become the model of that which we desire to create.

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