Plato argued that good people do not need.... : Quote by Philip K. Howard

“ 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 it's not the result of venal bureaucrats. (1994) p. 99 ”

Philip K. Howard
  • From : The Death of Common Sense: How Law Is Suffocating America
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