In The Foundation And Development Of A

The Man Who Is Denied The Opportunity Of Taking Decisions Of Importance Begins To Regard As Important The Decisions He Is Allowed To Take.

A Committee Is Organic Rather Than Mechanical In Its Nature: It Is Not A Structure But A Plant. It Takes Root And Grows, It Flowers, Wilts, And Dies, Scattering The Seed From Which Other Committees Will Bloom In Their Turn.

Where Life Is Colorful And Varied, Religion Can Be Austere Or Unimportant. Where Life Is Appallingly Monotonous, Religion Must Be Emotional, Dramatic And Intense. Without The Curry, Boiled Rice Can Be Very Dull.

Work Expands So As To Fill The Time Available For Its Completion. General Recognition Of This Fact Is Shown In The Proverbial Phrase "it Is The Busiest Man Who Has Time To Spare."

Deliberative Bodies Become Decreasingly Effective After They Pass Five To Eight Members.