Abstract
The administrator is always to some extent an initiator of values, partly as a representative of some interest group or groups, but also independently, in his own right. He can never by completely governed by others, and, as a matter of fact, he has considerable latitude of choice before the consequences of his decisions will bring reactions that threaten survival. — Simon, Smithberg, and Thompson, Public Administration, 1950
Administrative procedures are more important in effectuating the basic principles of government than is substantive law. — David M. Levitan, “Political Ends and Administrative Means,” Public Administration Review, 1943.
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