Bureaucracies are progressive. meaning they have a burning fear that someone. somewhere, is doing something without permission.
Jerry PournelleParadoxically, the few eras of peace were times when men of war had high influence. The Pax Romana was enforced by Caesar's Legions. The Pax Brittanica was enforced by the Royal Navy and His Majesty's Forces.
Jerry PournelleI think it takes about a million words to make a writer. I mean that you're going to throw away.
Jerry Pournelle