Paul Hawken Quotes

When it comes to governments and corporations, we should demand that less is secret. That's where corruption flowers.

No nation ever yet found any inconvenience from too close an inspection into the conduct of its officers, but many have been brought to ruin and reduced to slavery by suffering gradual impositions and abuses.

I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the public's trust.

To restore and keep the public's confidence in the integrity of their government, state government and its officials must be open, honest and transparent.

It's time for these people to have accountability for what is being done.

Government ought to be all outside and no inside [for] corruption thrives in secret places [and] it [is] a fair presumption that secrecy means impropriety.

All government is a trust. Every branch of government is a trust, and immemorially acknowledged to be so.

All persons who take part in government are accountable for their actions.

Lack of accountability in any decision making structure is not tolerable.

What did they know, when did they know it, and what did they do about it.

Governments and local administrative bodies decide to inform the public of their mistakes only when losses have become disproportionately great.

Any politician can talk about resuscitating public trust.

Transparency in government leads to reduced corruption.

The power to investigate is a great public trust.

I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government.

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

I'm a person who promotes the concept of accountability to a great extent, and I've spoken in the Parliament and reinforced the need for accountability.

The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.

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.

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

I'm a longtime believer in the old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant, particularly in politics.

Government must be a transparent garment which tightly clings to the people's body.

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

I'm concerned about truth and credibility in government.

The responsibility of a minister is to step aside when there is a criminal investigation of the department. That protects the propriety of Parliament and of responsible government.