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Unfortunately, we are finding the bureaucratic inefficiencies and red tape have a tendency to slow the efforts of individuals and communities working to rebuild.

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending money unwisely.

I don't want to shut down the government.

If it doesn't seem possible, nothing much gets done.

Basically, if I have no intention of using a service then I won't bother reverse-engineering it.

Put not your trust in new leaders, better systems, new organisations or regulatory reorganisation. They may well be good and necessary, but will to some degree fail.

There should be no effort, consciously or otherwise, that will lead to the erosion of institutional credibility and authority.

Self-reform is the only kind that works.

I want my government to do something about my privacy - I don't want to just do it on my own.