QUOTATION 66
EDMUND BURKE ON WHY YOU CAN’T BASE FUTURE PLANS ON PAST EVENTS
Use this to remind you that change is discontinuous.
Edmund Burke (1729–97) was a statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher who, after moving to London, served as a Member of Parliament for many years. He lived through turbulent times and saw both the American and French Revolutions rock the centuries-old certainties and continuing effects of the agrarian revolution change the social fabric of Britain. With the industrial revolution on the horizon, it’s hardly surprising that he said:
You can never plan the future by the past.
Edmund Burke
An obvious statement, perhaps. But if you were a particularly bright manager in the late 1950s/60s, you ...
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