Quote: Eugene McCarthy on bureaucracy
“The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.”
–– Former US Democratic Senator from Minnesota, Eugene McCarthy.
“The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.”
–– Former US Democratic Senator from Minnesota, Eugene McCarthy.
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