Ultimately we may still ask, why can't humans design a perfect society?

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But instead I usually say that, though it may surprise them, I too believe in...

But instead I usually say that, though it may surprise them, I too believe in...

It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree,...

It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree,...

Every combination of two or more human beings has both a useful aspect and a...

Every combination of two or more human beings has both a useful aspect and a...

To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule...

To reject even one major tenet of the religion or to violate one major rule...

Just as predatory animals follow a similar general design and behave in similar ways, so...

Just as predatory animals follow a similar general design and behave in similar ways, so...

But the more an organization succeeds and prospers, the more it is likely to be...

But the more an organization succeeds and prospers, the more it is likely to be...

Because the better an organization is at fulfilling its purpose, the more it attracts people...

Because the better an organization is at fulfilling its purpose, the more it attracts people...

Anyone who seeks power wants absolute power.

Anyone who seeks power wants absolute power.

The Gnostics were rapidly driven out of business by the hierarchical orthodox Christians.

The Gnostics were rapidly driven out of business by the hierarchical orthodox Christians.

Indeed, one of the most successful and influential religious organizations in history, the Society of...

Indeed, one of the most successful and influential religious organizations in history, the Society of...

Indeed, if our ancestors of millions of years ago hadn't learned how to care for...

Indeed, if our ancestors of millions of years ago hadn't learned how to care for...

That the more authoritarian organizations survive and prevail goes generally unnoticed because people focus on...

That the more authoritarian organizations survive and prevail goes generally unnoticed because people focus on...

The ability to get ahead in an organization is simply another talent, like the ability...

The ability to get ahead in an organization is simply another talent, like the ability...

A permanent division of labor inevitably creates occupational and class inequality and conflict.

A permanent division of labor inevitably creates occupational and class inequality and conflict.

The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which...

The key element in tragedy is that heroes and heroines are destroyed by that which...

Military organization, like religious organization, can be seen as a paradigm of organization in general.

Military organization, like religious organization, can be seen as a paradigm of organization in general.

It is instructive, for instance, to trace the computer industry's decline in vision, idealism, creativity,...

It is instructive, for instance, to trace the computer industry's decline in vision, idealism, creativity,...

Of all human inventions the organization, a machine constructed of people performing interdependent functions, is...

Of all human inventions the organization, a machine constructed of people performing interdependent functions, is...

Individuals, too, who cultivate a variety of skills seem brighter, more energetic and more adaptable...

Individuals, too, who cultivate a variety of skills seem brighter, more energetic and more adaptable...

This whole phenomenon of the diversion of organizations from their purposes and ideals does not...

This whole phenomenon of the diversion of organizations from their purposes and ideals does not...