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In any given set of circumstances, the proper course of action is determined by subsequent events.
-- McDonald's Corollary to Murphy's Law...
In any given year, Congress will appropriate the amount of funding approved the prior year plus three-fourths of whatever change the administration requests -- minus 4-percent tax.
-- Augustine's Law...
In any government construction project, no matter the state of progress on it, the cost of completion of the job remains the same, and any delay automatically accelerates the costs.
In any group of five people, one will be confused, one will be conniving, one will be honest, and two will be trying like hell to figure out where they fit in this group.
In any group of pieces with the same erection mark on it, one should not have that mark on it.
In any household, junk accumulates to fill the space available for its storage. -- Bruce O. Bosto
In any human endeavor, work seeks the lowest hierarchical level. -- Vail's Axiom
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.
The worst thing you can do is nothing. -- Theodore Roosevel...
In any national struggle, the deciding factor is not who is the most competent, but who is less incompetent.
In any organization there will always be one person who knows what is going on.
This person must be fired. -- Conway's Law...

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