America is a country that doesn't know where it is going bu… - Laurence J. Peter

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America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there.

Laurence J. Peter

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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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For each individual, for you, for me, the final promotion is from a level of competence to a level of incompetence.

the ability to charm, to amuse, to inflame a crowd of ten thousand voters with voice and gesture did not necessarily carry with it the ability to think sensibly, to debate soberly and to vote wisely on the nation’s business.

America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there. - Laurence J. Peter

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