Robert Walpole Quotes

It's my father's legacy. My father's view was that the public is the employer of these government employees and has the right to know what they're up to.

I think prime ministers, I actually think Cabinet ministers should be subject to intense scrutiny, I think that's in the public interest, even if some of the allegations made aren't right and so on, and they have to correct the record, it doesn't matter.

When the Vice President of the United States shoots somebody, the public has the right to know.

Standing here in a house of history, and acutely aware of my own imperfections, I pledge that if I am confirmed I will do all my powers permit to be a faithful servant of the Constitution and laws of this great country.

A government operates and acts differently than a company. So all we want to do is get some transparency here and then determine if the deal should go forward.

If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it. And that's a great way to shirk accountability for it with the public.

We work for the public, and I believe that if a senator wants to block a piece of legislation or a nominee, they owe the public an explanation.

Government is not show business.

Presidents come from the people and the should return to the people.

I long for the time when the public service will get onto a higher plane than that of serving political parties, and come to serve the public interest instead.

Can the public business be thus transacted and in secret?

If parties in a republic are necessary to secure a degree of vigilance sufficient to keep the public functionaries within the bounds of law and duty, at that point their usefulness ends.

Common carriers exercise a sort of public office, and have duties to perform in which the public is interested.... Their business is, therefore, affected with a public interest

The government being the people’s business, it necessarily follows that its operations should be at all times open to public view.

In the end, the public has the right to know about any undertakings top public officials engage in that may influence how they conduct the people's business.

I do not have the luxury of deciding which provisions of the Ohio Constitution to defend.

I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.

Congressional overseers and the public must be given appropriate insight into government activities as well as their legal rationale to ensure America's values are being upheld and our interests advanced.

Every time a president invokes executive privilege, there are three relevant audiences he has to think about: the courts, Congress, and the public.

I'm honored to have the support of Attorney General Bondi. She has been a champion for constitutionally limited government in Florida and across the nation. Our state is fortunate to have a leader so dedicated to the rule of law.

Whistleblowers play a vital role in ensuring that the federal government is accountable to the people it serves.

As attorney general, I have a duty to defend the laws and constitution of the State of Missouri.

The president can take steps to make sure the American public knows what its Justice Department and FBI have been up to.

You will find me standing up to my rack, as the people's faithful representative, and the public's most obedient, very humble servant.

American democracy depends on the public's ability to remain accurately informed on our state of affairs.