Theft at the Public Till
only money matters. When the spirit of service suffers, what we get from government suffers. We need to make the pursuit of an increasing quality of life the driving force behind our government's decision making. Without driving forces, there is no way to begin thinking through a decision. They are a device for honing your initial judgment, for helping you decide which factors will be significant and which factors will not. Driving forces are the elements that move the plot of a story, that deter- mine the story's outcome. In a mystery story, the motive is a driving force; indeed, much national detective work consists of figuring out a credible driving force for an otherwise unexplainable murder. In adventure sto- ries, one driving force is the quest that propels the journey. Another is the opposition-a villain, force of nature, or opposing tribe that resists the hero's quest. In Romeo and Juliet, the romantic love of the two young principals is one driving force. Another is the concept of filial responsibility which binds them. The third is the rivalry between the families. Without all three forces, there would be no story. Our government has no driving force. Idle pursuit of process has re- placed the notion of a goal.
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