Governments are not built to perceive large truths. Only people can pe…

Norman Cousins
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Governments are not built to perceive large truths. Only people can perceive great truths. Governments specialize in small and intermediate truths. They have to be instructed by their people in great truths. ✨ The Pathology of Power. Book by Norman Cousins, p. 207, 1987.
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Governments are not built to perceive large truths. Only people can perceive great truths. Governments specialize in small and intermediate truths. They have to be instructed by their people in great truths. ✨ The Pathology of Power. Book by Norman Cousins, p. 207, 1987.

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