Re: OT: Roman General

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:40:48 -0800
Message-ID: <1106764693.88560@yasure>

tobias wrote:

> In article <ct5k5h$gr3$1_at_sparta.btinternet.com>,
> "Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>

>>Someone on this newsgroup some time back
>>had the quotation from a Roman general, or
>>possibly Senator, about the way that people
>>would re-structure the organisation when things
>>went wrong because it looked as if they were
>>doing something even if they weren't achieving
>>anything.
>>
>>Does anyone remember the quotation - or even
>>the name of the source.

>
>
>
> We trained hard . . . but it seemed that every time we were beginning to
> form up into teams we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life
> that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful
> method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing
> confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.
>
> Petronius Arbiter, 210 B.C
>
>
> However it can not really be attributed to him
> ... see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronius_Arbiter and many other sources.

Wonderful quote no matter its origin. Thanks.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
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