Government [is] operated by deeply embedded, hopelessly entangled bureaus where nothing is accomplished because the function of the bureau is to intercept every living idea and smother it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Bureaucracy can stifle innovation and prevent meaningful accomplishment.
- In plain terms
- Government bureaus often stop new ideas instead of helping.
- What can you take from it?
- Be aware that bureaucracy can hinder progress and innovation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What rules slow you down?
- How do you bypass red tape?
Another view
Bureaucracy can provide necessary oversight and stability.
More from Gerry Spence
A new fascism promises security from the terror of crime. All that is required is that we take away the criminals' rights - which, of course, are our own. Out …
Permalink to quote #27 Is there anyone I wouldn't take as a client? Well, I'd never represent a banker.
Permalink to quote #29 The goal of a free nation is to reveal by example the enlightened possibilities of the human race, not to wield its power of destruction and death over the hel…
Permalink to quote #26
Related quotes
I think we can reduce the size of Washington. Get rid of the Energy Department. Get rid of the Agriculture Department, or at least render it three-quarters the…
John KerryJohn Kerry quote #23 Liberalism should be found not striving to spread bureaucracy but striving to set bounds to it. True liberalism seeks all legitimate freedom first in the confi…
Herbert HooverHerbert Hoover quote #27 ?Que inventen ellos!
Miguel de UnamunoMiguel de Unamuno quote #38