Lack of Transparency Quotes

Some governments are corrupt but are known for their competency in running the city. Others are incompetent but are considered "clean." [Washington] DC's government is scandalously corrupt and hopelessly incompetent.

I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time - [...] when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.

Our friends at the Republican convention were more than happy to talk about everything they think is wrong with America, but they didn't have much to say about how they'd make it right. They want your vote, but they don't want you to know their plan.

It’s like a presidential press conference. Information goes in and information goes out, but there is not necessarily a connection between the two.

Hillary Clinton is a corrupt career politician who has recklessly handled classified information in an attempt to avoid accountability and put American lives at risk, including those of my former colleagues. She fails the basic tests of judgment and ethics any candidate for president must meet.

So much about Trump is... mysterious and slippery. Everything in his business record, you had to ask him for the details. He made himself the only source. He would either not tell you, or he was often an unreliable narrator about his own life.

Democracies can no longer tolerate bribery, fraud and dishonesty, especially as such practices disproportionately hurt the poor.

People feel like city government is corrupt. They feel like it doesn't work unless you have clout.

It is the oldest story in the coverage of Government: The failure to tell the truth.

Hatred and dishonesty generally arises from fear of being deceived.

The foundation of all government is the trust reposed by the people in their governors. At present that confidence is entirely extinguished. Complaints are universal and all the complaints fall upon the Prince .… The nation sees that the Prince did not make proper use of the power given to him. Those persons who almost brought down the state are still in office; they and their allies are well received by the Prince, some continue in the same improper manner as in the days of the earlier anarchy.

The career politicians down in Washington don't want to be held accountable.

Clinton's problem was that many Americans didn't trust her because she was caught telling untruths - repeatedly - about her email system. She first told us it was simply a matter of convenience to use her unsecure, non-government email system. That wasn't true.

For undemocratic reasons and for motives not of State, They arrive at their conclusions—largely inarticulate. Being void of self-expression they confide their views to none: But sometimes in a smoking-room, one learns why things were done.

When you have a prime minister who is corrupt, then you can be sure that a country cannot be anything else but corrupt.

Artificial intelligence cannot solve the problem of not knowing what the hell you're doing and not really caring one way or the other. It's not a solution for shortsightedness and lack of transparency.

The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel that they above the law.

Public trust in both government and corporations is low, and deservedly so.

Gox was a pattern of poor operations, poor customer service, poor PR. You can't just take bitcoin and hide.

The level of dishonesty is out of control.

The fundamental challenge is that people like me simply do not trust the federal government any longer.

Unfortunately, corruption is widespread in government agencies and public enterprises. Our political system promotes nepotism and wasting money. This has undermined our legal system and confidence in the functioning of the state. One of the consequences is that many citizens don't pay their taxes.

The cloud of doubt that surrounds political figures tends to remain and never dissipate or be clarified.

The Capitol Building should have a sign saying, “Warning!! You are now Entering an Ethics-Free Zone!”

The problem with Egypt is that there is no public trust. There is no trust, period.