John James Cowperthwaite Quotes:
Life: April 25, 1915 - January 21, 2006
Birthday: April 25
Death: January 21
If people want consultative government, the price is increased complexity and delay in arriving at decisions. If they want speed of government, then they must accept a greater degree of authoritarianism. I suspect that the real answer is that most people prefer the latter so long, that is, as government's decisions conform with their own views.
source: Official Report of Proceedings of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (p. 215), March 27, 1968.
topic: Real, Government, Views, Authoritarian Government, Authoritarianism
