<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Reclaiming the self is not a retreat from... > Reclaiming the self is not a retreat from institutions but a return to them with greater consciousness. The person brings dignity, competence, conduct, and judgment; the institution brings scale, memory, and coordinated power. The greatest opportunity appears when human beings learn to build systems large enough to matter without becoming too small inside them. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Human Being as Opportunity — Institutions, Human Capital, and Reclaiming the Self - Workbook|The Human Being as Opportunity — Institutions, Human Capital, and Reclaiming the Self]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Reclaiming the self is not a retreat from institutions but a return to them with greater consciousness. The person brings dignity, competence, conduct, and judgment; the institution brings scale, memory, and coordinated power. The greatest opportunity appears when human beings learn to build systems large enough to matter without becoming too small inside them.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-reclaiming-self-retreat-becoming-small-inside ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->