Quotes about Accountability
It's important to make sure that governments have some checks on what they do, that people can oversee what's being done so the government doesn't abuse it.
- Barack Obama
Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
- Aung San Suu Kyi
You're a sovereign as a citizen. If you're not involved in your government, you're not doing your job. In the long run that's very bad for the Republic.
- Michael Novak
Secrecy and a free, democratic government don't mix.
- Harry S. Truman
No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.
- Benjamin Disraeli
We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government.
- Albert Schweitzer
It is a good thing that we do not get as much government as we pay for.
- Will Rogers
Nations crumble from within when the citizenry asks of government those things which the citizenry might better provide for itself.
- Ronald Reagan
I hope we can continue to find ways to encourage integrity in all aspects of government operations
- Ben Carson
Of those to whom much is given, much is asked.
- Lyndon B. Johnson
If I expect great things from my people, they'll go to great lengths to keep from disappointing me.
- John Maxwell
The journey to happiness involves finding the courage to go down into ourselves and take responsibility for what's there: all of it.
- Fr. Richard Rohr