Words/Bureaucracy

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All you need to know about government bureaucracy - - - 

** Pythagorean theorem: ..............................................24 words.

** Lord's prayer:............................................................66 words.

** Archimedes' Principle: ...............................................67 words.

** Ten Commandments: ..............................................179 words.

** Gettysburg address: ................................................286 words.

** Declaration of Independence : ..............................1,300 words.

** US Constitution with 27 Amendments : ................. 7,818 words.

** US Government regulations on sale of cabbage: ... 26,911 words.

[W. Branstetter]

Rhetorical question:  Why is this no surprise?