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But what people should recognize as the regular refs return is that while they will botch their share of calls, they are the best, most well-trained officials out there.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2012

It is a trite remark that, having the choicest tools, an unskilful artisan will botch his work; and bad teachers will fail even with the best methods.

From Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library by Spencer, Herbert