Reasonable orders are easy enough to obey; it is capricious, bureaucratic or plain idiotic demands that form the habit of discipline.
-- Barbara Tuchman
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Reasonable orders are easy enough to obey; it is capricious, bureaucratic or plain idiotic demands that form the habit of discipline.
-- Barbara Tuchman
⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #BarbaraTuchman #Discipline #FollowingOrders
Reasonable orders are easy enough to obey; it is capricious, bureaucratic or plain idiotic demands that form the habit of discipline.
-- Barbara Tuchman
⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #BarbaraTuchman #Discipline #FollowingOrders
@realTuckFrumper #lawandorder
Arrest them if they break the law
#followingorders is not a defence
@copter_chief
This was a #war time by US military
Killing drug dealers or smugglers in international waters. None of these people were terrorists
Following Orders – Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance – July 17, 2025
Following Orders by Joyce Vance
In the post-Watergate order, attorneys general take direction from the president, but only up to a certain point.
In the post-Watergate order, attorneys general take direction from the president, but only up to a certain point. On matters of policy, it’s entirely appropriate for an attorney general to execute the executive’s plans. But that’s not true when it comes to handling individual cases. Justice demands that those cases be pursued solely on the basis of the facts and the law, not partisan politics. The president isn’t supposed to use the Justice Department like it’s his own personal prosecutor’s office instead of an office with a serious obligation to do justice.
Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance, Following Orders
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“I was just following orders”: Ex-prosecutor calls out Trump co-defendants for using “Nazi defense”
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Mark Meadows attempts to have charges in Georgia dismissed because he was "just following (Trump's) orders."😱
Sorry, buddy, it didn't work at Nuremberg and it ain't gonna work now.
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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/08/mark-meadows-fights-georgia-indictment
Reasonable orders are easy enough to obey; it is capricious, bureaucratic or plain idiotic demands that form the habit of discipline.
-- Barbara Tuchman
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