Day 1,270: devolve
They devolved decision-making to officers in the field, making their units more nimble and adaptable than the plodding, hierarchical Russians.
Artwork of the day
Power as it is
Isidore Isou
Date: 1971
Style: Lettrism
Genre: figurative
Word of the day
devolve: to (cause power or responsibility to) be given to other people
nimble: quick and exact either in movement or thoughts
plodding: slow, continuous and not exciting
Quote of the day
“On the death of a friend, we should consider that the fates through confidence have devolved on us the task of a double living, that we have henceforth to fulfill the promise of our friend's life also, in our own, to the world.”
― Henry David Thoreau