My Dad related the same thing and had the same attitude.  

Once any organization gets to a certain size, no matter its mission or belief structure, continuation of the organization seems to become more and more important even than the goals of the organization itself.  

Federal and State bureaucracies, for-profit and non-profit corporations, political parties, churches, it doesn't matter.   

It also becomes concern about keeping one's own rice bowl filled than the good being done for or by the organization.