Eric Greitens Quotes

I have kept a steady focus on restoring public faith in our state government since taking office July 1. Now it is time to make even bigger and bolder gains through legislative action.

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

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

Today we must make a pact with each other to end this reckless conduct with the people's government.

Conscious of our many problems, I seek today to lay a foundation to our public policy. My fundamental purpose is to devote my term of office to raising the standard of public service in New Jersey.

We all need a government that solves our real problems and is not preoccupied with itself.

I'm one who demands a lot from people. I'm not afraid to look at alternative ways in city government. That's what I've done in my two years and will continue to do in the next four.

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

Taxpayers deserve a government that harnesses technology to better serve the people.

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.

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.

Certainly accountability of government is what people are clamoring for; they want to know that when lawmakers make a promise or a proposal, you can actually accomplish it.

As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.

People want a grounded government. They want a government that's going to be responsible to them.

The voters in District 8 shared our vision that Washington is broken, and we're going to go up there and fix it.

The government being the people’s business, it necessarily follows that its operations should be at all times open to public view.

Anyone who believes in the essential role government can play in improving people's lives must also be the toughest critics of those who abuse the public trust.

I believe in lower taxes. I believe in more efficient government. I believe in reducing bureaucracy. I believe that we shouldn't have lobbyists who can go in or former government workers who can come back and lobby.

We have to be bold, tough, and fundamentally change government because Springfield is broken.

We need elected officials who care more about policy than politics.

In my roles as Deputy State Treasurer and Special Assistant Attorney General, I strove to make government more responsive, transparent, efficient, and proactive.

I want to hold government accountable and help create a more efficient and effective government.

As Governor, I will demand that Colorado's government serves the taxpayers of Colorado, not special interest groups and government bureaucrats.

I think we have a Tea Party mandate, and that Tea Party mandate is for good-government type of things, things like term limits, things like a balanced budget amendment, things like read the bills for goodness sakes, things like that maybe Congress should only pass legislation that they apply to themselves as well.

Any politician can talk about resuscitating public trust.