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Over time, it will become increasingly difficult for the Army and DoD to conclude that program progress is anything less than acceptable.


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FRANCIS BACON Truth arises more readily from error than from confusion.
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FRANCIS BACON It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea: a pleasure to stand in...
FRANCIS BACON Truth is a naked and open daylight
FRANCIS BACON Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit...
FRANCIS BACON There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is reall...
FRANCIS BACON Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried, o...
FRANCIS BACON If a man's wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics.
FRANCIS BACON Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top.
FRANCIS BEAUMONT