Ken Cuccinelli Quotes

I'm going to go after crime and corruption wherever it is. But I did focus particularly on the need to restore public confidence in essential institutions of both the public and private sector.

While everyone is entitled to a little vacation now and then, America's top legal officers should adhere to basic measures to increase accountability and restore the public's trust in government.

We must never take the public's trust for granted - our predecessors worked hard to earn it, and it is our responsibility to continually earn that trust.

We have failed to live up to the expectations of the public.

We have the incredible privilege of serving in the highest offices in the state. We must prove ourselves worthy of our fellow citizens' faith. We must be trusted to always place the public's good above our own and to always choose fairness over favoritism.

Being honest with the public is how they respect you.

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

Ethics in government has always been important to me.

I will make a general statement that we have not had anything like the policy of holding people in high office responsible for their acts that I think we should.

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.

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest.

My first goal as governor is to restore public trust in state government by changing the culture of state government.

If I have the honor of being confirmed by the Senate, I will make it my highest priority to restore the public's confidence in the FBI and to re-earn the faith and trust of the American people.

Elected officials have always been held to a higher standard, as we should be.

For me to do my job effectively, we need to continue to earn public confidence. That involves transparency and accountability.

When you decide you're going to be a public servant, you should not be able to take on interests that conflict with the city.

Most public officials work hard to serve the public good and abide by Oregon's ethics laws.

When you are in the public eye, in the name of public service, you have to understand that the more people know about you, and the more people say they want to support you, the more you have to work even harder to uphold that trust.

I just want people to know that whatever decisions are made on any issue, I'll make them according to what I believe is in the public interest and my own conscience.

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

I learned one thing in Watergate: I was well-intentioned but rationalized illegal behavior. You cannot live your life other than walking in the truth. Your means are as important as your ends.

We just ask the agency to make reasonable and honest decisions, and the public deserves no less.

Most of all, be honest with yourself and make sure those in political office, our so called public servants, are being honest, holding them accountable for their actions!

To restore the trust of the people, we must reform the way the government operates.

Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place.