Killer Mike Quotes

Whistleblowers play a vital role in ensuring that the federal government is accountable to the people it serves.

It's my father's legacy. My father's view was that the public is the employer of these government employees and has the right to know what they're up to.

There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency.

No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions.

We were sent here to hold government accountable.

My sole motive is to inform the public as to that which is done in their name and that which is done against them.

I think there's been a decline in the public's access to what's being done with their tax dollars, what's being done in their name. I hope that that will be repaired.

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.

Too many people in government seem to think they are above regular folks, and I said I would expect humility in the way each member of my team served- that they would recognize that the taxpayer is boss.

The government itself is — and should be — accountable when its officials run amok.

Democratic government is responsible government—which means accountable government--and the essential problem in contracting out is that responsibility and accountability are greatly diminished.

The American people deserve their government to be open and accountable.

We have to make the bureaucracy accountable to the people. It is not something esoteric, it can be done.

We should all be able to have faith that our governments are working in our best interests - and if they aren't, then they should be challenged and held to account.

The way things are supposed to work is that we're supposed to know virtually everything about what they [the government] do: that's why they're called public servants. They're supposed to know virtually nothing about what we do: that's why we're called private individuals.

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.

The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.

I believe the job of the FBI Director is to be as transparent as possible with the American people because we work for them.

The U.K. government has a responsibility to keep secrets in some circumstances. It also has a responsibility not to abuse that power for other purposes.

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

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

It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing.

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