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The biggest catastrophes that we've witnessed rarely come from information that is secret or hidden. It comes from information that is freely available and out there, but that we are willfully blind to.
Margaret Heffernan
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Margaret Heffernan
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: June 16
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When we care about people, we care less about money, and when we care about money, we care less about people.
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Once you have power, you are inevitably surrounded by people who have their own agendas and will tell you whatever advances them.
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