David Fahrenthold Quotes

In the past, whistleblowers have had their desks moved to break rooms, broom closets, and basements. It's a clever punishment, good-government activists say, that exploits a gray area in the law. The whole thing can look minor on paper. They moved your office. So what?

Government scientists need protections so that they are not forced to choose between violating their scientific ethics or losing their job.

People would know virtually nothing about their government were it not for confidential sources who can speak without fear of retaliation.

One major obstacle in the fight against corruption is the reluctance of individuals to ‘blow the whistle’ on corrupt activities. Fear of retribution from employers or colleagues dissuades many from reporting cases of corruption. employees to raise concerns without fear of reprisal. Third, workers themselves must know and understand their rights under the law in order to be able to report misconduct in a proper manner.

To Any Officer or Employee of the Government: Please tell Mr. Lincoln Steffens anything whatever about the government that you know (not incompatible with the public interest) and provided only that you tell him the truth—no matter what it might be—I will see to it that you are not hurt. T. Roosevelt.

A man cannot demand a salary for saying what his employers do not want said.

Whistleblowers deserve protection, but employees are not federal agents.

Our country has laws to protect whistleblowers and to protect the security of our elections, both of which are fundamental to our democracy.

Those who offend us are generally punished for the offence they give; but we so frequently miss the satisfaction of knowing that we are avenged !.

What children learn from punishment is that might makes right. When they are old and strong enough, they will try to get their ownback; thus many children punish their parents by acting in ways distressing to them.

Punishment follows close on crime.

Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.

Crime and punishment grow out of one stem. Punishment is a fruit that unsuspected ripens within the flower of the pleasure which concealed it.

Don't come crying to me if your homes are attacked. You will reap what you sow.

We will pursue them until they lose their nerves... Now that they have indulged in their evil and crimes, they will suffer a defeat.

Reprisals are but a sad resource.

Nothing is more costly, nothing is more sterile, than vengeance.

I wish you would thrash him. He deserves it." She looked back at him. "I will one day, sir. I'm getting tired of falling down.

He leant his two elbows on his knees, and his chin on his hands and remained rapt in dumb meditation. On my inquiring the subject of his thoughts, he answered gravely 'I'm trying to settle how I shall pay Hindley back. I don't care how long I wait, if I can only do it at last. I hope he will not die before I do!' 'For shame, Heathcliff!' said I. 'It is for God to punish wicked people; we should learn to forgive.' 'No, God won’t have the satisfaction that I shall,' he returned. 'I only wish I knew the best way! Let me alone, and I'll plan it out: while I'm thinking of that I don't feel pain.

Revenge is a much more punctual paymaster than gratitude

If we aim deliberately at the impoverishment of Central Europe, vengeance, I dare predict, will not limp.

I'm not real big on repentence ... I like revenge better.

Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule.

Leo Valdez deserved a special punishment," she [Khione] said. "I have sent him to a place from which he can never return.

We all had to pay, but not for the crimes we were accused of. There were other scores to settle.