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Paul Goodman, the influential American writer and social critic, challenged conventional wisdom and championed radical ideas for social change in his groundbreaking works on education, urban planning, and psychology. From his seminal book "Growing Up Absurd" to his visionary proposals for decentralized, human-scale communities, Goodman's intellect and imagination continue to inspire efforts to create a more just, humane, and sustainable world.
"Few great men would have got past personnel."
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"Few great men would have got past personnel."

Man, Men, Past
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"In America you can say anything you want - as long as it doesn't have any effect."
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"In America you can say anything you want - as long as it doesn't have any effect."

Politics, America, Effect, Want
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"Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity."
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"Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity."

Goal, Enjoyment, Feeling
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"There is such a thing as food and such a thing as poison. But the damage done by those who pass off poison as food is far less than that done by those who generation after generation convince people that food is poison."
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"There is such a thing as food and such a thing as poison. But the damage done by those who pass off poison as food is far less than that done by those who generation after generation convince people that food is poison."

Food, People, Poison
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"It takes application, a fine sense of value, and a powerful community-spirit for a people to have serious leisure, and this has not been the genius of the Americans."
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"It takes application, a fine sense of value, and a powerful community-spirit for a people to have serious leisure, and this has not been the genius of the Americans."

Genius, People, Americans, Community
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"It rarely adds anything to say, "In my opinion" - not even modesty. Naturally a sentence is only your opinion; and you are not the Pope."
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"It rarely adds anything to say, "In my opinion" - not even modesty. Naturally a sentence is only your opinion; and you are not the Pope."

Opinion, Modesty
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