“And that’s why it’s so hard for government planners, no matter how sophisticated, to ever substitute for millions of individuals working night and day to make their dreams come true.”[___]

This is an opinion because it makes a broad judgment that government planners cannot effectively substitute for millions of individuals. The phrase “so hard” expresses an evaluation, and the claim about what planners can “ever” do is not a directly verifiable fact.

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