| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 8687b99 | The atmosphere of officialdom would kill anything that breathes the air of human endeavour, would extinguish hope and fear alike in the supremacy of paper and ink. | red-tape | Joseph Conrad | |
| dd9c59e | "Uniformity in the common law, consisting of broad principles like the "reasonable person" standard, generally permits adjustment for the circumstances. This type of uniform principle is almost synonymous with fairness. Uniform application of a detailed rule, on the other hand, will almost always favor one group over another. p. 34" | politics common-law red-tape law government fairness | Philip K. Howard |