Difficult Quote by William E. Gladstone
“It is the duty of government to make it difficult for people to do wrong, easy to do right.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Parliamentary Address, William E. Gladstone, 1885
Government should create barriers to wrongdoing while making virtuous actions easy to perform.
In simple terms: Make bad acts hard, good acts easy.
Key Takeaway
Support policies that simplify ethical choices.
Themes
ethics
policy
governance
Mood
thoughtful
optimistic
Type
prescriptive
philosophical
When to use this quote
- lawmaking
- education
- public services
- community programs
Key Concepts
public administration
behavioral economics
Questions to Reflect On
- What simple change could encourage honesty?
- How can we balance freedom with guidance?
A Different Perspective
Complex incentives may be hard to design fairly.
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