Clay Shirky (1964) American technology writer
Source: Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations (2008), p. 14
“To admit error and cut losses is rare among individuals, unknown among states.”
— Barbara W. Tuchman, book A Distant Mirror
Source: A Distant Mirror (1978), p. 459
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