Reflections

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Humanizing Government

Cy Harris came to realize public servants understand the human consequences of their decisions and that it is a mistake to take the popular view that they are not “human” like the rest of us ...

Former Secretary of the Interior Bernhardt mentioned that when making decisions it’s important to stay true to the law despite one’s own ideology.

Contradictions can arise, because you face the decision to sacrifice either your own beliefs or your oath to uphold the law.

Public officials make difficult decisions that affect people every day. It is therefore important to humanize government workers and politicians.

We have to “drown out [the] hate” that many in the public have towards public servants and come to see them as people whose jobs have them serving us. n