This is really a pretty good system you have here. What do you call it? 'Due process'. We're very proud of it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker praises a specific legal system and identifies it by name.
- In plain terms
- This system is good and it is called due process.
- What can you take from it?
- Name your systems clearly when you are proud of them.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a system worthy of pride?
- How do we name our values?
Another view
Pride in a system does not guarantee it works fairly for everyone.
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