Quote#Wisdom
# The adoption of a system, as a whole, which will not only enable…
Quote byDaniel McCallum · 1815–1878
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Report of the Superintendent of the New York and Erie Railroad to the Stockholders (1856), p. 35-36: Partly cited in: . Handbook of Railroad Construction: For the Use of American Engineers. Containing the Necessary Rules, Tables, and Formulæ for the Location, Construction, Equipment, and Management .
English (original)
# The adoption of a system, as a whole, which will not only enable the General Superintendent to detect errors immediately, but will also point out the delinquent.
— Daniel McCallum
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# Sufficient power conferred to enable the same to be fully carried out, that such responsibilities may be real in their character.
# Great promptness in the report of all derelictions of duty, that evils may be at once corrected.
The road must run save first and fast afterward.
# A proper division of responsibilities.
# The means of knowing whether such responsibilities are faithfully executed.
# Such information, to be obtained through a system of daily reports and checks that will not embarrass principal officers, nor lessen their influence with their subordinates.