Quotation by Laurence J. Peter on Crime and Dishonesty

„It's strange that men should take up crime when there are so many legal ways to be dishonest.“

Laurence J. PeterLaurence J. Peter reflects on the irony of legal and illegal dishonesty in his statement about crime.
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Laurence J. Peter was a Canadian-American teacher, educational consultant, school psychologist, author, and professor best known for the Peter Principle.

A thoughtful remark on the irony of legal and illegal dishonesty by Laurence J. Peter.


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Laurence Johnston Peter was born in Vancouver in 1919 and began working as a teacher in 1941. He later worked as a school psychologist, educational consultant, and professor. He became particularly well known for the Peter Principle, which was named after him, and died in California in 1990.

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