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I used to think that policy was the solution. And now I think that policy is the problem.
I used to think that people’s beliefs determined their practices. And now I think that people’s practices determine their beliefs.
I used to think that public institutions embodied the collective values of society. And now I think that they embody the interests of the people who work in them.
Richard Elmore, on education, as quoted here
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