Arun Jaitley Quotes

We’re the Republican Party in charge of every part of the this government. We have nobody to blame but ourselves.

AAP's Punjab Convener is not a rubber stamp.

I'm interested in full disclosure for people who give money to politicians. But I'm not a politician. I'm an advocate.

Take corruption, right? Take political corruption. Europe, the Anglosphere, northern Europe, has been kind of a miracle zone - and I'm not saying there's no corruption, of course - but in being somehow able to minimize political corruption.

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

We've already seen other candidates set up these secretive super PACs where they don't take any responsibility for what they're funding... because that's how the game has always been played. I've been very proud to tell people, 'I'm stepping forward, and you can see every single one of our donors.'

I think politics often seems remote, and anything we can do to show more of the workings - how you make the sausage - is useful.

Corruption is a disease, and sometimes it's institutionalized. It takes years to remove it. But I want to remove it.

There's value in checks and balances. And there's value in having independence in the governor's office with respect to the legislature.

Leadership is important in politics.

Beyond providing some level of scrutiny of Kenyan MPs, we built Mzalendo to demonstrate that there is only so much bemoaning you can do about your representation.

My loyalty is to the Constitution and the rule of law.

We consistently allow politicians to get away with playing identity politics rather than demanding evidence of what they're going to do and how they're going to do it.

Issues to do with corruption, issues of how we can straighten out our state-owned enterprises, and how we deal with 'state capture' are issues that are on our radar screen.

Transparency and accountability must be restored in politics.

Each week, I will release a public schedule of how I am spending my time, and who I am meeting with in my Congressional office.

In my very first Cabinet meeting, I told my colleagues we must take on corruption, lawlessness, casteism, and the politics of appeasement.

People like Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, who have spent Rs 500 crore to build their brands, will take that money back from us only. How can they deliver good governance?

When I became governor, I vowed to restore the public's trust.

The identity of political donors should be disclosed and bureaucratic rules should not circumvent the original intent of federal law or interfere with the public's ability to hold these organizations accountable.

Having the ability to inspire a crowd and connect with voters doesn't mean a person has the skills to appease those same voters once in office.

We need more leadership at every level: federal, state, and local.

We critique all politicians who are in power, whenever there's a talking point.

We want councillors and MPs to be more closely involved in housing issues because this will help to strengthen local democracy and accountability.

A functioning democracy cannot stand when its people do not trust their leaders to uphold the law.