John Chilcot Quotes

The ultimate court of appeal is observation and experiment... not authority.

I will do everything by apply with all the legal and apply with the rule of law. And the main important thing that I have to be fairness to everyone, not just only one person.

Justice must be seen to be done.

Never, ever, compromise on science.

Our job in Congress is to follow the facts of any investigation wherever they lead.

An unflinching determination to take the whole evidence into account is the only method of preservation against the fluctuating extremes of fashionable opinion.

For me, the main principle for broadcasters has to be that if people stand to benefit from an interview, they should be prepared to face some downside as well.

People demand a lot of the justice system and they demand things that it can't deliver.

Justice can only be dispensed when you have all the facts in front of you.

I think the way to be an influential journalist is to be accurate and to be fair and to get things right and to really characterize things in an honest way, versus being really snarky or cheerleading.

I think that we have to do our job well, investigate thoroughly and then describe very honestly what we see to the Security Council. And some of the things might please people there and other things may not please the people.

Justice must not only be seen to be done but has to be seen to be believed.

If you're going to be in the business of news and telling people the truth... you've got to be honest. You've got to have the same rules for yourself as you do for everyone else.

I want my work to be judged, not me.

There must not be favoured treatment for those occupying a position of public responsibility.

Fairness forces you - even when you're writing a piece highly critical of, say, genetically modified food, as I have done - to make sure you represent the other side as extensively and as accurately as you possibly can.

You can have all the information you want in the world. If you don't have the people raising questions and looking beneath the surface, and people being paid to do this, you're not going to find the answers.

We apply law to facts. We don't apply feelings to facts.

No statement should be believed because it is made by an authority.

I don't mind anybody coming after me as long as they're coming with facts.

Disclosure is the antidote to partiality and favor.

Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.

Public confidence should govern political appointments.

It is not for the President to determine criminal guilt or render judgment in civil causes. That is the function of the courts. It is not for him to prejudge. I shall do neither; but when facts are revealed to me that require action for the purpose of insuring the enforcement of either civil or criminal liability, such action will be taken. That is the province of the Executive … I feel the public is entitled to know that in the conduct of such action no one is shielded for any party, political or other reason.

Justice has to be done, justice must be seen to be done