The systems that fail are those that rely on the permanency of human n…

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The systems that fail are those that rely on the permanency of human nature, and not its growth and development. ✨ Oscar Wilde (2007). The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde, p.1062, Wordsworth Editions
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