Ivan Krastev Quotes

Ever since I arrived in Washington in April 2009, I have been fighting for more transparency and accountability in government.

I promised to run the most open and transparent administration in Britain. That is why, with this brutally honest and unprecedented progress report, I am determined to level with Londoners.

The movement towards radical transparency and accountability has been gaining steam for several decades.

If we want to truly regain the public's trust, we can provide greater accountability and transparency with a simple step. Let's start by communicating to our constituents about the votes we take.

You’re doing the people’s business and they have a right to know.

The only way we are held accountable is if people know what government is doing.

Transparency and accountability must be restored in politics.

The more government transparency, the better.

Transparency in government, no less than transparency in choosing government, remains a vital national interest in a democracy.

The Transparency Bill is something we should all support - practical steps in promoting an open and accountable democracy.

I will run an open government that speaks with honesty, seeks opinion, listens to its citizens.

We need to keep pressure on our own governments to force more and more transparency.

Obama has already rejected the bright sunlight of public knowledge, which is democracy's great disinfectant and cure.

I don't think we've asked the right questions, the tough questions, at the right time, in Washington.

As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.

Remarkably, governments are beginning to embrace the idea that nothing enhances democracy more than giving voice and information to everybody in the country. Why not open their books if they have nothing to hide?

One of the ways to make sure policies are more transparent and to help restore people's confidence in politicians... is to ensure renewal at the highest level of office.

Our government cannot function cloaked in secrecy. It cannot function unless officials tell the truth.

… a guarantee of public access to government information is indispensable in the long run for any democratic society.... if officials make public only what they want citizens to know, then publicity becomes a sham and accountability meaningless.

I am not on trial here, Mr. Chairman. This committee is on trial here before the American people. Let us get that straight.

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

I want my government to be transparent.

Transparency is the hallmark of Prime Minister Modi's government.

We are world leaders in open and transparent government.

The American people deserve their government to be open and accountable.