Geoff Mulgan Quotes

We should distinguish carefully skepticism about Big Government from contempt for all government.

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.

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

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.

It is hubris that has gotten us into trouble in Washington. It is humility, principled leadership, and unwavering faith in the power of the states, the people, and our Constitution that will get us out.

Our system of checks and balances requires policymakers to have accurate information about government actions.

I think the American people have a lot of questions about the governance of this country.

Politicians can and should be held accountable for their choices.

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

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

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.

But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with.

Government is too big and too important to be left to the politicians.

Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill it teaches the whole people by its example.

I believe transparency in government is key to restoring our nation's faith in its elected leaders.

We can only restore faith in government if the state itself becomes an efficient, effective and transparent ally of the people. Bureaucratic inefficiencies, abuses of power and the misappropriation of public funds must end.

You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones.

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

Elections do have consequences, and those we elect and far too often re-elect have forgotten how government works and for whom they work for, and that an ever growing, power hungry state and federal government are not the answer to the problem, but 80% of the time are the problem.

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

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

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!

We need a Federal government that does what the government needs to do and stops doing what the government ought not to be doing.

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

It is not the constitutional prerogative of the Government to determine needs.