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Dictators never invent their own opportunities.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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R. Buckminster Fuller
Age: 87 †
Born: 1895
Born: July 12
Died: 1983
Died: July 1
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I'm not trying to copy Nature, I'm trying to find the principles she's using.
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