How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #22
"We don't care about the roadblock," Colonel Korn informed him. "Colonel Cathcart wants to come out of this mission with a good clean aerial photograph he won't be ashamed to send through channels." (29.85)
The bureaucracy is willing to risk destroying innocent lives for the sake of making one man – who is important to the nation – look good. Bureaucracy is often criticized for concerning itself too much with propaganda.
Quote #23
[Nurse Duckett to Yossarian:] "I don't know. I couldn't see them. I just heard them say they were going to disappear Dunbar." (34.60)
The concept of getting rid of troublesome members is one of the most chilling aspects of a corrupt bureaucracy. An individual disappears without a trace, and the government covers the operation up. Panic spreads as people begin distrusting their administration, but are forced to cling ever tighter to it for fear of being next. Finally, the dissident ideas spread by the "disappeared" person begin to fade.
Quote #24
[Colonel Korn to the chaplain:] "You know damned well Dr. Stubbs has been telling the men in his squadron they didn't have to fly more than seventy missions." He laughed harshly. "Well, Padre, they do have to fly more than seventy missions, because we're transferring Dr. Stubbs to the Pacific." (36.163)
A corrupt bureaucracy is one who gets rid of those who have a sense of morality, and consequently refuse to cooperate with illogical instructions.