English's Law

To understand organized society and navigate successfully through life individuals have to recognize and respect the nature of their human environment. The fundamental law that any successful individual must understand is English's law:

"Never, ever, underestimate the stupidity of organized man."

In the interests of fairness we have to interpret this rule as including members of the fair sex. Indeed English's Law reveals itself to be a fundamental characteristic of the human race. The lessons of modern society and lessons drawn from history, all point to the incontrovertible nature of English's Law.

Like all the most brilliant theorems, once spelled out the Law appears obvious. Confronted with historical and modern examples of the all embracing and overwhelming stupidity of organized individuals, even the most cynical and reluctant observers of human behavior have to recognize the irrefutable truth of English's Law.

In view of the important implications that flow from recognizing the validity of English's Law it is helpful to examine the reasons and circumstances which contribute to the inevitable and fearsome implicationsof this simple Law