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Their wordsFor instance, the Congressional budget process leads us to favor highly visible, major programs over less sexy, routine improvements that don't lure widespread support.
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The defense-university-big-contractor complex favors bold leaps over day-to-day improvements.
Their wordsThe defense-university-big-contractor combine is and has been enamored with the bold leaps, not day-to-day improvements.
Their words[O]ur educational system imparts mostly academic values, which emphasize optimum solutions, while putting little emphasis on such considerations as speed, cost, and customer satisfaction - the values of the marketplace.
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