Their responsibility in government and society forced the ministers to this measure for the obligations of time and circumstances pressed hard on their already severely pressed shoulders.
More performance of the ministries required larger ministries and larger ministries required a corresponding larger financial effort; this was the obvious explanation.

“In that manner every civil servant entrenched himself deeper and deeper into the sources of his work, and with realistic humour he then wrote the motto on his door, ”The impossible will be done right away; wonders will take a little longer.”
And if one entered the office, on could see a picture on the table, ”Nobody is perfect!”

“And everywhere unfinished things were piled upon unfinished things.