Jeff Jarvis Quotes

Our public officials have forgotten that they are ultimately accountable to the people who put them in office, that the information they keep in secrecy belongs to all of us.

We are world leaders in open and transparent government.

I promised to run the most open and transparent administration in Britain. That is why, with this brutally honest and unprecedented progress report, I am determined to level with Londoners.

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

We should be able to go to our government and get clear answers.

In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they cannot be in a position to make well-grounded decisions.

After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office.

Remarkably, governments are beginning to embrace the idea that nothing enhances democracy more than giving voice and information to everybody in the country. Why not open their books if they have nothing to hide?

If governments did not mislead their citizens so often, there would be less need for secrecy, and if leaders knew they could not rely on keeping the public in the dark about what they are doing, they would have a powerful incentive to behave better.

The only way we are held accountable is if people know what government is doing.

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

The more government transparency, the better.

Transparency in government, no less than transparency in choosing government, remains a vital national interest in a democracy.

As long as the government's actions are secret, it cannot be held accountable. A government for the people and by the people should be transparent to the people.

My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.

I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government.

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.

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.

Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust.

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

We need more transparency and accountability in government so that people know how their money is being spent. That means putting budgets online, putting legislation online.

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.

Access to presidential materials should be as wide as possible.

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