On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 10:40:05 +0000
The Natural Philosopher  wrote:


>
> Bureaucracy becomes a self justifying parasite, all for the best
> possible reasons.
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>

Indeed. While the Race Relations Act in the UK did bring some
improvement in race relations, it also taught the post-war generation
that if you want to eliminate an evil, the very last thing you should
consider doing is to create a government department or quango to do the
job.

When the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork was told that the city's rat problem
was increasing despite the bounty on dead rats, he thought for a moment
and then ordered his civil service to tax the rat farms.

--
Joe

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