Many a man, under the old and the new systems, has made the… - Laurence J. Peter

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Many a man, under the old and the new systems, has made the upward step from candidate to legislator, only to achieve his level of incompetence.

Laurence J. Peter

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Laurence Johnston Peter (16 September 1919 – 12 January 1990) was a Canadian educator and management theorist, most famous for having formulated the Peter Principle.

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tis the curse of service,
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