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... management , his views often change with marvellous rapidity , and if a word is said against the system , he will defend it as if he had always considered it the perfection of human wisdom . Besides these obstacles to a sound judgment ...
... management , his views often change with marvellous rapidity , and if a word is said against the system , he will defend it as if he had always considered it the perfection of human wisdom . Besides these obstacles to a sound judgment ...
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... manage most of the details of their departments , and they are on the whole in a highly efficient state . But in the Direction of Works there is no certain definite duty to perform ; and the changes we have witnessed in the ships which ...
... manage most of the details of their departments , and they are on the whole in a highly efficient state . But in the Direction of Works there is no certain definite duty to perform ; and the changes we have witnessed in the ships which ...
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... management is applied to a subject of the highest moment having no responsible person permanently connected with it , and respecting which no plan can be traced to guide the steps of the fleeting occupants of office ; this most ...
... management is applied to a subject of the highest moment having no responsible person permanently connected with it , and respecting which no plan can be traced to guide the steps of the fleeting occupants of office ; this most ...
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... management of naval affairs would be held responsible ? Or it may be asked , which of the many Boards of Admiralty which have so quickly succeeded each other in office ? The country , aroused to the astounding fact that the right arm of ...
... management of naval affairs would be held responsible ? Or it may be asked , which of the many Boards of Admiralty which have so quickly succeeded each other in office ? The country , aroused to the astounding fact that the right arm of ...
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... management of the navy resembles a rope of sand , and how little each succeeding Board is disposed to take up and ... managing a navy , it might fairly be defied to pro- duce anything worse . Many objections however that have been stated ...
... management of the navy resembles a rope of sand , and how little each succeeding Board is disposed to take up and ... managing a navy , it might fairly be defied to pro- duce anything worse . Many objections however that have been stated ...
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