• Competence is the creed of the technocrat who makes sure the gears mesh but doesn't for a second understand the magic of the machine.

    George H. W. Bush: Competence is the creed of the technocrat who makes sure the gears mesh but doesn't for a second understand the magic of the machine.
    1988 Republican National Convention Acceptance Address, delivered 18 August 1988, Superdome, New Orleans, LA