Pournelle's iron law - the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals that the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely
Robert Conquest - the behavior of any bureaucratic organization can best be understood by assuming that it is controlled by a secret cabal of its enemies.
Parkinson's Law: the work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion.
O Sullivan's First Law - all organisations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing.
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