♦ nivek ♦ Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 "Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies."-- Honore de Balzac (1799-1850) French novelist, playwright http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Honore.de.Balzac.Quote.3FBE "It is the invariable habit of bureaucracies, at all times and everywhere, to assume...that every citizen is a criminal. Their one apparent purpose, pursued with a relentless and furious diligence, is to convert the assumption into a fact. They hunt endlessly for proofs, and, when proofs are lacking, for mere suspicions. The moment they become aware of a definite citizen, John Doe, seeking what is his right under the law, they begin searching feverishly for an excuse for withholding it from him." -- H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) American Journalist, Editor, Essayist, Linguist, Lexicographer, and Critic http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/H..L..Mencken.Quote.7123 "Being intelligent is not a felony. But most societies evaluate it as at least a misdemeanor." -- Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988) American writer http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Robert.Heinlein.Quote.013F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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