The more rational an institution is the less it suffers by making conc…

George Santayana
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The more rational an institution is the less it suffers by making concessions to others. ✨ George Santayana, Martin A. Coleman (2009). The Essential Santayana: Selected Writings, p.424, Indiana University Press
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