doing anything without nothing

This is not a true story:

Once upon a time there was a boss who had read animal farm and decided that in the school he runs he would follow the same policy when it came to salary - all teachers are equal, but some are more equal.

One day, in a class manuscript magazine an article written by the class teacher contained the following sentences.

"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much for so long with so little. We are now capable of doing anything with nothing."

And, the teacher was called by the boss for a friendly talk...