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Peter Drucker didn't just study Purpose—they mastered it. This archive captures the principles and frameworks they developed through direct experience. Each quote includes source context, allowing you to trace their thinking from observation to insight. Use this collection when you're serious about understanding Purpose at a deeper level, not just consuming motivational content.
"Whenever anything is being accomplished, it is being done, I have learned, by a monomaniac with a mission. Adventures of a Bystander (1979) (Autobiography)"
"The purpose of an organization is to enable common men to do uncommon things. p. 455"
"[C]hronic unemployment is a denial of citizenship, a destruction of the rationality of our society, and a sign that we are socially incapable of mastering our economic tools. Reasonably full employment... is... a prerequisite to internal stability. ...[F]ailure to stabilize our economy would be the most severe threat to international order."
"The fundamental reality for every worker, from sweeper to executive vice-president, is the eight hours or so that he spends on the job. In our society of organizations, it is the job through which the great majority has access to achievement, to fulfillment, and to community. p. 327"
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