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# The middle path is not passive compromise between...
> The middle path is not passive compromise between poverty and predation. It is the active construction of material stability, institutional competence, and moral independence strong enough to work inside systems without being owned by their worst incentives.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Power, Money, and Finding a Usable Path Through the System - Workbook|Power, Money, and Finding a Usable Path Through the System]]
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“The middle path is not passive compromise between poverty and predation. It is the active construction of material stability, institutional competence, and moral independence strong enough to work inside systems without being owned by their worst incentives.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-middle-path-passive-owned-worst-incentives
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