Human institutions, like human beings, can collapse with surprising speed once they have outlived their usefulness. The dramatic dissolution of the Soviet Union stands as a reminder of what can happen to organizations when doubts take hold as to whether they still serve any real interests other than those of their own apparatchiks – and how suddenly such doubts can grow when they attempt to convert themselves into something they are not.
人为机构就像人一样，一旦完成了任务就会以令人惊讶的速度瓦解。苏联戏剧般的解体提醒我们当人们怀疑某些机构除了满足其自身利益以外别无他用之时将会发生什么事情，以及当这些机构企图把自身转变为他物之时这些怀疑将会如何突然增长。