Simpsons Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
883
AUTHOR:
Charles Peters
QUOTATION:
Bureaucrats write memoranda both because they appear to be busy when they are writing and because the memos, once written, immediately become proof that they were busy.
ATTRIBUTION:
How Washington Really Works Addison-Wesley 80
SUBJECTS:
The World: Politics & Government: Politicians & Critics