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The problem is not that of the sickness of an acquisitive society; it is that of the acquisitiveness of a sick society.

— Elton Mayo The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilisation (1933)

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Defeat takes the form of ultimate disillusion — a disgust with the "futility of endless pursuit."

The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilisation (1933)

The recent growth of interest in political matters in Australia is by no means a sign of social health.

One friend, one person who is truly understanding, who takes the trouble to listen to us as we consider our problem, can change our whole outlook on the world.

Edward William Bok (1947)

If our social skills (that is, our ability to secure co-operation between people) had advanced step by step with our technical skills, there would not have been another European War.

Acting in collaboration with the National Research Council, the Western Electric Company had for three years been engaged upon an attempt to assess the effect of illumination upon the worker and his work.

The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilisation (1933)

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