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“Uniformity in the common law, consisting of broad principles like the "reasonable person" standard, generally permits adjustment for the circumstances. This type… — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
The oppression of it, the sense of helplessness, and really being part of a system and a bureaucracy that is arbitrary. I… — Jenji Kohan Copy Share Image
If we can successfully lift the stranglehold of bureaucracy and old ways of thinking, we can see some real innovation in biodiversity… — Mindy Baha El Din Copy Share Image
Charters give public school teachers the flexibility to design programs to the individual student needs. They no longer have to go to… — Gary Larson Copy Share Image
The unions are the worst thing that ever happened to education because it's not a meritocracy. It turns into a bureaucracy, which… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
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Your job description as a journalist is to question and scrutinize critically-neve r to repeat claims uncritically, no matter how highly placed… — Steig Larsson Copy Share Image
There have been brilliant satires about the tax bureaucracy before, from the Beatles song ‘The Taxman’ to the film ‘Harry’s War,’ but… — John Fund Copy Share Image
The mindset of legislating for the betterment of society guarantees the growth of the beast. ... Politicians see government as a solution… — R. Lee Wrights Copy Share Image
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A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by… — Charles Bowers Copy Share Image
All companies have a culture, some companies have discipline, but few companies have a culture of discipline. When you have disciplined people,… — James C. Collins Copy Share Image
Welfare now erodes work and family and thus keeps poor people poor. Accompanying welfare is an ideology - sustaining a whole system… — George Gilder Copy Share Image
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The striking thing is that WHO doesn't really have the authority to do any of this. It can't tell governments what to… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
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For an American, as mad you may be about whatever the EPA or the IRS does, just imagine if you only had… — Kevin Hassett Copy Share Image
I bought a doughnut and they gave me a receipt for the doughnut... I don't need a receipt for the doughnut. I… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
The true nature of bureaucracy may be nowhere more obvious to the observer than in a developing country, for only there will… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
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It is a popular error that bureaucracy is less flexible than private enterprise. It may be so in detail, but when large… — Joan Robinson Copy Share Image
The ultimate goal is not simply a superhighway, but an integrated North American Union--complete with a currency, a cross-national bureaucracy, and virtually… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
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