Perceptive comments there Your Grace if I might say so. Mankind should strive for, but as we both know, will never reach perfection on this earth.
With all of its imperfections I still believe capitalism to be the 'best' system available for the general well-being and advancement of mankind.
As Churchill said 'The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.'
Today it's 'Human Capital'.
https://www.economist.com/news/economics-brief/21725757-becker-made-people-central-focus-economics-second-our-series-big