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Philip K. Howard is an American lawyer and writer. He has written on the effects of modern law and bureaucracy on human behavior and the workings of society. He started Common Good, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which advocates simplifying government. In August 2016, Common Good launched a "Take Charge" campaign.

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Philip K. Howard Quotes

“The utopian urge that prompted us in recent decades to write the world's thickest instruction manual, naming it the law of the land, has led us to invent a device that, like detailed rules, also avoids the untidiness of human judgment. It goes by an ancient name, process, but its purpose is new. It once existed to help humans make responsible decisions. Process now has become an end in itself.”

Philip K. Howard

The Death of Common Sense, ISBN 0-679-42994-8, p. 60.

World , Law , Decision , Help

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