William J. Brennan Jr. Quotes

I think it's time that we said to people who are incapable of acknowledging that they've ever got anything wrong: 'I'm sorry, you've had your day.' Unelected, unaccountable elites, I'm afraid it's time to say, 'You're fired. We are going to take back control.'

Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.

You must see the persons who are in charge - persons you can punish or vote for.

Democracy is the fig leaf of elitism.

In a democracy, power implies responsibility.

Elections alone will never be enough to ensure good governance.

The more authority a person asks for in a democracy, the less privacy they’re entitled to.

The world wants good government and a plenty of it, not liberty.

Taking power is fine. But what do you do when you are in power?

It's absolutely right that we scrutinise the leaders who after all are going to be in a position of great power.

Mayors are accountable. Local governments are accountable.

Democracy is not theater - it determines life and death!

Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.

As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end.

Power has to be insecure to be responsive.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

Politicians love power. I love freedom. That is why I am not a politician.

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

As far as the constitution allows me, I will try to ensure that there is responsible and accountable governance at all levels of government in the country. For I will not have kept my own trust with the Nigerian people if I allow others abuse theirs under my watch.

Yes, I'm your governor now. I'll take care of you.

All political power is a trust.

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party of government.

The only way to change is to vote. People are responsible.

When you establish a powerful position, the first think you have to do is check that power and make it accountable.

New laws are written, and new men are made.