I used to keep a sign in my office that said "Bureaucracy is the Enemy." I noticed that some people thought that if we had the right procedures and rules in place, no one would have to think about anything, and that everything would work well. I also noticed that the people who had such great faith in bureaucracy also tended to be politically liberal. Curiously so-called liberals are opposed to individual liberty. Some smart guys like Ludwig von Mises had similar observations to mine.