Does bureaucracy drive you crazy? Most physicians rail against bureaucracy. I found this page with great quotes about bureaucracy. First a couple of gems:
Bureaucracy is the art of making the possible impossible. He who has trusted where he ought not will surely mistrust where he ought not.
–Marie von Ebner-EschenbachThe only thing that saves us from bureaucracy is inefficiency An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.
–Eugene McCarthyGovernment employees (Bureaucrats) like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.
–George Van ValkenburgMan creates problems. Government and bureaucrats magnify them 100 times.
–George Van Valkenburg
Now the link – Bureaucracy Quotes
I also found this great page – Quotations on Bureaucracy and Public Administration A few more gems:
“We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex — but Congress can.” Cullen Hightower
“How come there’s only one Monopolies Commission?” Nigel Rees
“The only thing which saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.” Eugene McCarthy
“What I have noticed about bureaucratic programs is that for all their rules and red tape, they keep very little track of what actually happens to the people they are serving.” Tom Fulton
Both pages have many more chuckles (albeit bittersweet chuckles).
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3 Responses to On bureaucracy
Lisa Williams
December 28th, 2003 at 7:02 am
Um, Gene McCarthy, champion of human liberty? Weird, I must need more coffee…
Chris Rangel
December 28th, 2003 at 8:53 am
“Government employees (Bureaucrats) like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.”
–George Van Valkenburg
YEA! Like HIPPA privacy rules! When was this such a massive problem that common sense privacy rules needed to be codified into a complicated mess that infringes on patient care and imposes massive penalities for violators? Even the patients hate it!!!!
DEATH TO HIPPA!
JohnHays.net
December 30th, 2003 at 4:40 pm
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