Rush Limbaugh Quotes

National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.

... we, the people, elect leaders not to rule but to serve.

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.

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.

Stand up and pledge with me: A government of the United States is not on the auction block. And America is not for sale!

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and trustees are created for the benefit of the public.

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

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

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

Public trust is essential to public safety.

Government loses its claim to legitimacy when it fails to fulfill its obligations.

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.

I believe the relationship you have with your government is not so different to a love relationship.

We simply cannot afford to allow our government to go unscrutinised, most of all in amid the bleak seeming imperatives of the 'war on terror'.

As far as the constitution allows me, I will try to ensure that there is responsible and accountable governance at all levels of government in the country. For I will not have kept my own trust with the Nigerian people if I allow others abuse theirs under my watch.

It always matters whether or not you can trust your government.

Open the way before the new government to prove that it is for serving the people.

The essence of good government is trust.

The government serves the people - not vice-versa.

All government is a trust. Every branch of government is a trust, and immemorially acknowledged to be so.

It is the obligation of every government to yield protection to their citizens as the consideration for their obedience

We as citizens should hold our government accountable for word and deed.

The most basic building block of any successful government is, first and foremost, a moral authority over the people it leads.

We don’t trust government, but we need government….Government didn’t land here from Mars. We elected them.

The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or party.