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Interesting, propaganda

Bentham was often referred to as a child prodigy because he was reading English by age three, Latin by four, and French by six

Social equity is fairness in the delivery of public services; it is egalitarianism in action—the principle that each citizen, regardless of economic resources or personal traits, deserves and has a right to be given equal treatment by the political system.

federal government is basically just a large insurance company with a defense business on the side

Budgeting is the single most important decision-making process in public institutions.

The flow and management of funds is the lifeblood of our system of public administration

Thus the profession of management began and developed as the profession of arms. To the extent that the history of the world is the history of warfare, it is also the history of public administration—because war at the state level is literally impossible without an effective system of public administration behind it. Military officers were the first public administrators

Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, became the first-known management consultant with his advice to Moses that he needed
to create a more competent organization

The public officials who have the greatest reputation for lying are ambassadors

Servant and sometime ambassador for Florence beginning in 1498. He was an honest, truthful, and competent employee. But his was a patronage position (there being no merit system then), and he lost his job and nearly his life with a shift in the political winds of 1512. Thereafter, he eked out a living on a meager farm left to him by his father.

Interesting, big government and micromanager

In the beginning there was chaos. Then came policy. “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3) was a policy decision. Policy creates orderly structures and a sense of direction

Eunuch, ancient practice

Story about spartan