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Robert A. Heinlein - A military hierarchy...
A military hierarchy automatically places a premium on conservative behavior and dull conformance with precedent; it tends to penalize original and imaginative thinking. (Robert A. Heinlein)

A military hierarchy automatically places a premium on conservative behavior and dull conformance with precedent; it tends to penalize original and imaginative thinking.

Robert A. Heinlein

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