After lunch with composer Irving Berlin who he had confused with political theorist Isaiah Berlin:

Berlin's just like most bureaucrats. Wonderful on paper but disappointing when you meet them face to face.


As Thousands Cheer (1990), Laurence Bergreen


Berlin's just like most bureaucrats. Wonderful on paper but disappointing when you meet them face to face.

Berlin's just like most bureaucrats. Wonderful on paper but disappointing when you meet them face to face.

Berlin's just like most bureaucrats. Wonderful on paper but disappointing when you meet them face to face.

Berlin's just like most bureaucrats. Wonderful on paper but disappointing when you meet them face to face.