“If one starts with the assumption that, in the absence of specific Congressional authority, a fixed rule of law precludes contracting officers from providing in a Government contract terms reasonably calculated to assure its performance even though there be no money loss through a particular default, there is no problem. But answers are not obtained by putting the wrong question, and thereby begging the real one.” IfsRealProblemGovernmentLawTermLossAnswersParticularAuthorityPerformancesAbsenceFixedAssumptionContractsOfficersProvidingNo ProblemBeggingRule Of LawNo MoneyDefaultReal OnesContracting Author:Felix Frankfurter
“To pay out millions upon millions of dollars in bonuses for incomplete work, poor performance, and unacceptable products is the height of government waste and mismanagement.” GovernmentPoorPayMillionsProductsWastePerformancesDollarsHeightIncompleteBonusMismanagementPoor PerformanceGovernment Waste Author:Jim Gibbons
“Historically, religious groups have been most effective when they have stood apart from government and critiqued the performance of government in light of their ethical traditions. When churches become cozy with the state, they lose the capacity and the will to criticize unjust policies.” Has BeensStatesLightGovernmentLosesChurchReligiousGroupsPolicyCapacityTraditionPerformancesCriticizeEthicalUnjustCozy Author:Edd Doerr