Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Changes are bitterly fought by those who stand to lose some authority and by those who are so wedded to existing practices that they go to any length to prevent the slightest change which seeks greater efficiency.

Context

Letter on the Reorganization Bill

03/28/1938

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