Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp Quote

The government are very keen on amassing statistics. They collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare wonderful diagrams. But you must never forget that every one of these figures comes in the first instance from the village watchman, who just puts down what he damn pleases.


Some Economic Factors in Modern Life (ed. 1929)


The government are very keen on amassing statistics. They collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare...

The government are very keen on amassing statistics. They collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare...

The government are very keen on amassing statistics. They collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare...

The government are very keen on amassing statistics. They collect them, add them, raise them to the nth power, take the cube root and prepare...