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Quote by James Garfield
Most human organizations that fall short of their goals do so not

Most human organizations that fall short of their goals do so not because of stupidity or faulty doctrines, but because of internal decay and rigidification. They grow stiff in the joints. They get in a rut. They go to seed. – James Garfield

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