"Cowardice asks the question...is it safe? Expediency asks the question...is it politic? Vanity asks the question...is it popular? But conscience asks the question...is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because it is right." ~Dr. Martin Luther King

Friday 30 November 2012

Our Reason For Being

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Pay Close Attention To What I'm Saying It's Good N...":

Sometimes it's hard to see the sharks. Perhaps this has been an eye-opener but it must be a pain to have to second-guess those who work for you.

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It's our job to scrutinize everything recommended to us. 
It's easier if there is complete confidence in the adviser
It does not relieve a Council member of  responsibility to exercise personal  judgement. 
It's our reason for being. 
It's how we govern ourselves as a community.
It's the essence of self-government.
The meaning of freedom.
The  core of democracy. 
I am not there to cover anybody's arse.    

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