The purpose of a system is what it does. There is after all, no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to do.

It is terribly important to appreciate that some things remain obscure to the bitter end.

If cybernetics is the science of control, management is the profession of control.

The system of transportation is not coherent; it is not treated as integral. Roads compete with with railroads and airlines in chaotic fashion, and at immense cost to the nation.

It is the concept of likelihood that a real understanding of probability resides, and we must learn how to measure it.

Instead of trying to specify a system in full detail, specify it only somewhat. You can then ride on the dynamics of the system in the direction you want to go.

There is, then, a logical priority about the arrangements, and logic has nothing to do with time.