04-16-2009, 10:57 AM
A quote from Mr. Charlton Ogburn, Jr. (1911-1998), published in Harper's Magazine in 1957, often apocryphally attributed to Gaius Petronius Arbiter (ca. 27–66):
Quote:Actual 1957 quote: "We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganized. Presumably the plans for our employment were being changed. I was to learn later in life that, perhaps because we are so good at organizing, we tend as a nation to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralization."
Falsely attributed "ancient" quote: "We trained hard ... but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization." (and variants of this misquote.)
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