The only valid rule about the proper length of a statement is that it achieve its purpose effectively. - Laurence J. Peter

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The only valid rule about the proper length of a statement is that it achieve its purpose effectively.

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About Laurence J. Peter

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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It is true that work can expand to fill the time allotted but it can expand far beyond that. It can expand beyond the life of the organization and the company can go bankrupt, a government can fall, a civilization can crumble into barbarism, while the incompetents work on.

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