“We still encounter considerable doses of messiness, accident, fortuitous coupling, and dumb luck.”

—  John W. Kingdon

Source: Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies - (Second Edition), Chapter 9, Wrapping Things Up, p. 206

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