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When we can’t work together, we can’t do anything. At least not anything big and important.
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The quote says that cooperation is necessary for achieving ambitious goals. When people cannot work together, their efforts become limited, so major and important results remain out of reach. It presents teamwork not as an extra advantage, but as a basic condition for accomplishing anything on a large scale.
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- Washington University in St. Louis Commencement Archive
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- Official Statement
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