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> [The rehabilitation of order as a universal principle, however, suggested at the same time that orderliness by itself is not sufficient to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-arnheim/the-rehabilitation-of-order-as-a-universal-principle-however/)

[Rudolf Arnheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-arnheim/)

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> [“Up until now, some of us actually thought that we created and organized the systems in which we work. But should it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-owen/up-until-now-some-of-us-actually-thought-that-we-created-and/)

[Harrison Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-owen/)

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> [Orderliness by itself is not sufficient to account for the nature of organized systems in general or for those created by man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolf-arnheim/orderliness-by-itself-is-not-sufficient-to-account-for-the-nature-of/)

[Rudolf Arnheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolf-arnheim/)

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