That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only that gives everything its value.
-- Thomas Paine
​It’s conscience that constantly tells us the value of both ends and means and how they are inseparable. But it’s ego that tells us that the end justifies the means, unaware that a worthy end can never be accomplished with an unworthy means. It may appear that you can, but there are unintended consequences that are not seen or evident at first that will eventually destroy the end.
-- Stephen R. Covey, (2004), ​The 8th Habit (§5, p. 79)
We are free to choose our actions, based on our knowledge of correct principles, but we are not free to choose the consequences of those actions. Remember, "If you pick up one end of the stick, you pick up the other."
-- Stephen R. Covey, (1989),
​The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (p. 130)
​Without rules there would be injustice and confusion. Hence, it is as necessary to follow the rules of parliamentary law as it is to follow the rules of a ball game or a card game.
-- George Demeter, (1969), Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure ​(blue book ed., §1, p. 4)
​Other arguments could be marshaled in favor of approaching a problem-solving or decision-making situation without resorting to parliamentary rules. Such groups probably do, however, use a crude form of parliamentary procedure, and, of course, effectiveness is not assured by abandoning traditional parliamentary procedure. It is possible that this point of view may mask a failure to study the basic rules of procedure and a resulting ignorance of the flexibility possible within good parliamentary practice.
-- Ray E. Keesey, (2018). Modern Parliamentary Procedure (2nd ed., § 1, p. 17) 
With a simplified procedure, it is not too much to expect that members be familiar with the ordinary motions used to amend, refer, postpone, limit and close debate, recess and adjourn. These procedures are more than will be required in most meetings.
-- Ray E. Keesey, (2018). Modern Parliamentary Procedure (2nd ed., § 7, p. 127)
​​​ʻO nā hālāwai a pau a ka Hui a me ke Kōmite Hoʻoponopono, e alakaʻi ʻia nō ia e nā rula o nā anaina maikaʻi a me nā rula maʻa mau o nā ʻAhaʻōlelo.
-- ​Ka Hui Hawaiʻi Aloha ʻĀina a Hoʻomau Kūʻokoʻa a nā Lede. (27 Malaki 1893).
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