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   "text": "A centralized hierarchy becomes too rigid when those policing the rules gain more power than the members who honor the transcendental value that originally founded the organization, and the spirit of the law should always reign above the letter of the law.",
   "abstract": "A centralized hierarchy becomes too rigid when those policing the rules gain more power than the members who are honoring the transcendental value that originally founded the organization. The spirit of the law should always reign above the letter of the law.",
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   "text": "As an organization loses touch with its transcendental values, members use the rules to jockey for position in the hierarchy and corruption erodes the organization's effectiveness.",
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