We've been trained to squint into a legal microscope, hoping that we can judge any dispute against the standard of a perfect society where everyone will agree what's fair, and where accidents will be extinct, and risk will be no… — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
“Plato argued that good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will always find a way around law. By pretending that procedure will get rid of corruption, we have succeeded only in humiliating honest people and provided a cover of darkness and complexity for the bad people. There is a scandal here, but… — Philip K. Howard Copy Share
“Uniformity in the common law, consisting of broad principles like the "reasonable person" standard, generally permits adjustment for the circumstances. This type of uniform… — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
We should stop looking to law to provide the final answer… Law cannot save us from ourselves… We have to go out and try… — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
Human nature turns out to be more complicated than the idea that people will get along if only the rules are clear enough. Uncertainty,… — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
“Overthrow the bureaucracy, and return to a system based on human responsibility.” — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
“By exiling human judgment in the last few decades, modern law changed role from useful tool to brainless tyrant. This legal regime will never… — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
“In 2010, 70 percent of federal tax revenue was consumed by three entitlement programs (Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security)” — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
Coercion by government, the main fear of our founding fathers, is now its most common attribute. — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
“We must abandon our belief that human choice denigrates the Rule of Law.” — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
We've been trained to squint into a legal microscope, hoping that we can judge any dispute against the standard of a perfect society where… — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
Rights are not the language of democracy. Compromise is what democracy is about. Rights are the language of freedom, and are absolute because their… — Philip K. Howard Copy Share Image
