Every civilization depends on the quality of the individuals it produc…

Frank Herbert
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Every civilization depends on the quality of the individuals it produces. If you over-organize humans, over-legalize them, suppress their urge to greatness-they cannot work and their civilization collapses. ✨ Frank Herbert (2008). Children of Dune, p.283, Penguin
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Every civilization depends on the quality of the individuals it produces. If you over-organize humans, over-legalize them, suppress their urge to greatness-they cannot work and their civilization collapses. ✨ Frank Herbert (2008). Children of Dune, p.283, Penguin

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