Orrin Hatch Quotes

Governmental officials -- including those whose principal duty is to enforce the law --have violated or ignored the law over long periods of time and have advocated and defended their right to break the law. The Constitutional system of checks and balances has not adequately controlled intelligence activities

The problem comes from the lack of transparency and accountability of government.

The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you.

Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.

I don't want to hear again from the attorney general or anyone on this floor that this government has shown it can be trusted to use the power we give it with restraint and care.

Audiences deserve better.

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 cannot continue to claim that we are a nation of laws and not of men if our laws and, indeed, even the Constitution of the United States itself, may be summarily breached because of some determination of expediency or because the President says “trust me.”

We are the most scrutinized agency of the Federal government and we should be because of the enormous power we have and its potential for abuse

Independence sounds good in theory, but in practice, it is mutually exclusive with accountability. The more independence you give a prosecutor, the less you make that prosecutor accountable to the public and regular checks and balances.

There was a time when the United States government earned the trust of its people. There was a time when most people believed that the United States government was protecting them.

If you have any fault to find with anyone, tell him, not others, of what you complain; there is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back.

If I have the honor of being confirmed by the Senate, I will make it my highest priority to restore the public's confidence in the FBI and to re-earn the faith and trust of the American people.

What Australians expect of leaders is a bit of integrity.

Americans can tolerate some secrecy, particularly when it is rooted in protection of the public's interests. But when the claims appear to hide wrongdoing, they begin to curdle.

These are issues we've been grappling with since the Constitution was written: how you hold your government to account for its words and deeds. It's all about power and the abuse of power.

The FBI's cover-ups and stonewalling on Wray's watch add to his credibility problems.

The British public cannot be treated like fools.

You can't lie to the fans. They know what they want to see.

Trust is a big word for a manager. You expect certain standards and attitudes and they know if they lower those standards, I'll jump on them.

If we are going to ask questions of the defensive guys, then we are going to ask questions of the guys at the top end as well.

Simply put, we haven't lived up to your expectations... That's going to change.

As both a career intelligence officer and as an American citizen, I am a strong believer in the importance of oversight. Simply put, experience has taught us that CIA cannot be effective without the people's trust, and we cannot hope to earn that trust without the accountability that comes with Congressional oversight.

LeBron is the best player in our league, but some people have a hard time playing with him.

Be as transparent as you can in your trade. The big thing in life is trust.