"When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans.“


-Margaret J. Wheatley

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When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans.

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