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“Another thing that kept out moded doctrine in place (besides inertia) was the active resistance of individuals in positions of authority to change they didn't feel necessary, and particularly if the change involved added expense. And then there is also the fact that a needed change was proof that what they had been doing wasn't good enough, which implied that they had been wrong, and resistance to admitting that caused almost no end of trouble.”
Just think how different things would have been had the Brits in charge not told Frank Whittle to go have a few pints.
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