(from my Dad, again)

All you really need to know about Government and Bureaucracy:
** Pythagorean theorem: .............................................. 24 words.
** Lord's prayer: ........................................................... 66 words.
** Archimedes' Principle: .............................................. 67 words.
** 10 Commandments: ................................................179 words.
** Lincoln's Gettysburg address: ..................................286 words.
** Declaration of Independence: ................................1,300 words.
US Government regulations on the sale of cabbage: 26,911 words.