Douglas Bader said: "Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men”
Perhaps because he knew that wise men realize their fallibilities and that those rules guide their actions and decisions. They are not challenges to be ignored or violated on a whim or a mood. Fools who would otherwise take actions that compromise their own safety or security, or the safety and security of others, will quickly find that the required application of those rules will govern the response to their poor actions and decisions. Only a fool would interpret such a cliche as a rallying cry for the would be mavericks ?
