"Parkinson's Law is a purely scientific discovery, inapplicable……" — C. Northcote Parkinson

"Parkinson's Law is a purely scientific discovery, inapplicable except in theory to the politics of the day. It is not the business of the botanist to eradicate the weeds. Enough for him if he can tell us just how fast they grow."

— C. Northcote Parkinson

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