Succeeding (1989)
“The things we meet in life constitute the raw material from which we may build a larger life and a greater destiny Whatever you meet, be it pleasing or otherwise, remember it is raw material. You can take that material and turn it to excellent use in the creating of a stronger personality, a more brilliant mind and a more beautiful soul.”
What is Truth (1912)
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“The common people are nothing more than the raw material of which a People is made.”
Dr. Stockmann, Act IV
An Enemy of the People (1882)

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“Processing the human raw material is naturally more complicated than processing lumber.”
The I.V.Stalin White Sea - Baltic Sea Canal (1934)

Source: 1980s–1990s, Knowledge and Decisions (1980; 1996), Ch. 1 : The Role of Knowledge
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Source: 1960s, "A Framework for the Comparative Analysis of Organizations", 1967, p. 195

“This is what you do. You make a future for yourself out of the raw material at hand.”
Source: A Home at the End of the World

1920s, Speech on the Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence (1926)