"Well, I have also believed in empowering the individual and believe there is a degree of inertia in big government that hampers the ability to respond to a rapidly evolving crisis"
- Michael Burgess
About this Quote
This quote by Michael Burgess speaks with the importance of specific empowerment and the requirement for federal government to be able to react quickly to crises. Burgess thinks that large federal government bureaucracies can be sluggish to respond to changing circumstances, which individuals should be empowered to take action in times of crisis. He thinks that individuals have the power to make a distinction which government ought to be able to respond quickly and successfully to any situation. By empowering individuals, federal government can be more nimble and better able to respond to quickly evolving crises. This quote speaks to the importance of individual empowerment and the need for federal government to be able to respond quickly and efficiently to any situation.
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