Charles EisensteinI would like to propose that the reason our actions have been so manifestly unsuccessful in steering the world away from its present collision course is that we have not, generally speaking, been basing them on any true understanding.
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Albert Einstein said, “The only source of knowledge is experience. You can’t pick it up in a book.” When people base their actions on good intentions, but without knowledge, their attempts to guide the world are doomed to failure. The only way to succeed in this situation is to gain understanding through experience.
Source: The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible
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