Scott Bloch Quotes

This House cannot function without an open, accountable, and independent ethics process; and the molestation of that process by the majority is an abuse of power that cannot stand.

There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision.

Honesty, integrity, and accountability, the values, which should be the hallmark of this government, have instead been thrown under the bus by an arrogant majority, casualties in a misguided campaign to shield from accountability those who abuse this House.

The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends, and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity.

Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in its veins.

Well, purity - there's no purity in politics.

I've always been very direct and have told the truth and have been very willing to stand up and speak out.

I promise, before God and my community, to seek reforms so that the powerful and corrupt are no longer above the law.

I feel the weight of just telling the truth. There really is no weight to telling the truth. It's a little scary sometimes, but if you tell the truth, you don't have to be looking over your shoulder.

Politics is about accountability, it is about leadership, it is about courage.

Those who have more power are liable to sin more; no theorem in geometry is more certain than this.

As I watched some of the Watergate hearings I kept asking myself what all these people—[John] Dean and others—were doing there in the first place. Was there really an honest job that needed doing?

It does take courage to be in public life.

In politics there is no honor.

As long as government exists, corruption will exist. It is an illness of government and can only be cured by the people.

A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice.

Louisiana showed up at the top of a study of political corruption that calculated the number of convictions per capita. Georgia came out as worst on a corruption risk report from the State Integrity Investigation, which measured factors like accountability, transparency and ethics enforcement.

when greed and fear are linked to power, you have a dangerous mix. We see that in political life. In part of the world, the mix of greed and fear means that those who get power become reluctant to give it back. One of the many things I like and admire in our democracies are the norms that make our leaders hand over power when voters tell them to

I have huge respect for whistle-blowers, people who stand up against their bosses and losing their careers, just for truth and justice.

I have always been brazen. That's why I can't tolerate corruption.

I will keep repeating, that if you find me guilty of corruption then take the strictest action against me.

I just believe in speaking truth and probably that is why leaders are scared of my statements.

One of the keys to ensuring accountability is to have civil servants who witness fraud, waste and abuse to blow the whistle.

It is a privilege to join the campaign to support Bradley Manning for his courage and integrity in serving his country by helping make the government accountable to its citizens, and to inform the world of what its people should know.

I'm only a poor corrupt official.