Who said “Committee: A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit to do the unnecessary.”?

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Richard Harkness. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe New York Herald Tribune, 15 June 1960.

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Harkness, R. (n.d.). Committee: A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit to do the unnecessary. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10282-committee-a-group-of-the-unwilling-picked-from/

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Harkness, Richard. “Committee: A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit to do the unnecessary.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10282-committee-a-group-of-the-unwilling-picked-from/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Harkness, Richard. “Committee: A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit to do the unnecessary.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/10282-committee-a-group-of-the-unwilling-picked-from/.

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