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Doc Farber's Life of Public Service: “Consider the Possibilities”
Author(s) -
Brokaw Tom
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/puar.12195
Subject(s) - citation , service (business) , public service , perspective (graphical) , library science , sociology , political science , public relations , art , marketing , business , computer science , visual arts
His home on a street bordering the campus was famous for its homecoming daiquiri parties and reunions of former students. It was not unusual to see a freshman chatting up the governor or a senator, all of whom were students of Doc. He was famous for his aphorisms, such as “Consider the possibilities!” which he repeated to me when he tried to persuade me to join the CIA. When I demurred, he said, “Consider the possibilities! You could start a coup in Guatemala.” And then he burst into laughter.