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April 03, 2006
Do no harm -- go home
Joe Sherlock posts a great quote from Lynn Nofziger, the iconoclastic, Mickey Mouse tie-wearing Republican strategist who passed away last week.
Back when he was governor, Ronald Reagan always went home reasonably early. He didn't believe in hanging around the office for the sake of hanging around the office.
One time, about 5:00, he was on his way out when he stuck his head in our office and said, "Fellas, go home to your wives and daughters." We said, "If we do, who's going to do the work?" And he said, "It doesn't need to get done. Go home."
And I've always thought that he was right, that much of the work of government doesn't need to get done.
Posted by Mike Lief at April 3, 2006 12:28 AM
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