Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. – Will Rogers, American actor In most political establishments, judges are said to be “duabus sellis sedere”, Latin for sitting in two saddles. This is obvious because judges are usually political appointments. They are not selected
We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them. . Albert Einstein, German theoretical physicist ————————- Undoing things once done is not impossible, but a veritable challenge to sanity. In the business of politics, law and government, unscrambling the omelette, un-ringing of the bell, pushing
Litigated cases, commentaries, textbooks, articles, essays and opinions from some self-styled constitutional law experts, and from all concerned Malaysians have fused into one gigantic maze of confusion concerning MA63. What was obviously contemplated and agreed upon by the willing progenitors of MA63 is now subject to self-inflicted corruption of devious
Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides. – Andre Malraux, French statesman In an obviously lucrative effort to hide the obvious, government builds unnecessary walls or rules or laws to maintain a weird sense of reality, and when they fall away, we’re left with
No man is good enough to govern another man without that other man’s consent. — Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President This presidential soundbite becomes relevant only if he had extended the thought as to who actually benefits after willingly consenting to be governed. The ‘heard mentality’ justified by the herd
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts. – Daniel P. Moynihan, former US Senator If you come into government clean, honest and fair, you should leave that way too. If you come into government crooked and corrupt, you leave that way too. That’s the
Winners practise nuances of contentment with noticeable endurance. Whiners find contentment with their inalienable tendency to moan, groan, haw and hem over everything with unbridled petulance. Winners effortlessly convert every unfortunate event into an opportunity to find solutions and remedies. It has been said that the feeble soul merely whines
It is bad governments, not bad people, who cause revolutions. – Johann von Goethe, German statesman The Global Competitiveness Report 2002-3 defines governance as the exercise of authority through formal and informal traditions and institutions for the common good. Note the emphasis and focus on ‘common good.’ The NDB permeates
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.– Aesop, Greek fabulist The fabulist has boldly unveiled the soul and DNA of the embarrassing truth that is oft manipulated or manufactured by mad politicians feigning superiority and rare intellect. Every known societal malady, parody or tragedy
No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French philosopher The obvious punishment dispensed by government is symbolised by the mythological king Sisyphus who was condemned to a lifelong punishment of pushing a boulder uphill. He never succeeded because the boulder kept tumbling back downhill. Do
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