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“I live in the Managerial Age, in a world of "Admin." The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid "dens of crime" that Dickens loved to paint. It is not done even in concentration camps and la...”
“The biggest surprise that I had during my time in high altitude astronomy was being prevented from arranging a free Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) onsite evaluation to assist wi...”
“I couldnt bring myself to call him either Bill, which would signal friendly familiarity, or Doctor Vogel, which would imply respect.”
“Did he talk about silos?Of course he did, I said. We have to break down the silos that separate the academic side of the house from the Student Retention Office, apparently.Emma wrinkled her nose. ...”
“You have a life make a success of it.”
“Democracy is a continuous, open process of civility.A democracy can never be “done”; updating democracy can never be over.Democracy can be nothing else but a continuous process, because we use it t...”
“[Y]ou possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for govern...”
“When one with honeyed words but evil mindPersuades the mob, great woes befall the state.”
“I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State.”
“You are the grand estate and administrator of — now.”
“I couldn’t bring myself to call him either “Bill,” which would signal friendly familiarity, or “Doctor Vogel,” which would imply respect.”
“Did he talk about silos?”“Of course he did,” I said. “We have to break down the silos that separate the academic side of the house from the Student Retention Office, apparently.”Emma wrinkled her n...”
