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Men, almost certainly, are capable of more than they have ever so far achieved.
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The quote expresses confidence that human beings have greater abilities than their achievements so far reveal. It does not claim that everyone will reach this further potential, only that what people have accomplished up to now is not the full measure of what they are capable of.
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- Liberty Fund, The Perfectibility of Man
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- Official Statement
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