Fred Thompson Quotes

Transparency will be at the heart of everything I do - it's what parliament expects, and it's what the public deserves.

Before we decide to trust you with this power, we ask you to stand before the public and explain your views. Justice may be blind, but it should not be deaf.

We have the incredible privilege of serving in the highest offices in the state. We must prove ourselves worthy of our fellow citizens' faith. We must be trusted to always place the public's good above our own and to always choose fairness over favoritism.

Being honest with the public is how they respect you.

Candor and accountability in a democracy is very important. Hypocrisy has no place.

Having been given that public trust, we have a responsibility to share with the public.

Administrators are there because of the fans and the cricketers to run this game, so credibility of a game, or a board, or even a government for that matter, is important irrespective of what you do. If you are in public life, it is important.

You ask men in office to be honest; I ask them to serve the public.

To restore and keep the public's confidence in the integrity of their government, state government and its officials must be open, honest and transparent.

We must weed out corruption and build a strong system of justice that the people can trust.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.

Government ought to be all outside and no inside.... Everybody knows that corruption thrives in secret places, and avoids public places, and we believe it a fair presumption that secrecy means impropriety.

We need to be honest with the public.

The most important thing to me is facing people head on and focusing on not disappointing the public.

When you decide you're going to be a public servant, you should not be able to take on interests that conflict with the city.

Truth matters. Checks and balances matter.

I just want people to know that whatever decisions are made on any issue, I'll make them according to what I believe is in the public interest and my own conscience.

We are vested with significant authorities, and it is our obligation as public servants to ensure that these authorities are exercised with objectivity and integrity. Anything less falls short of the FBI's duty to the American people.

The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.

Be fair in all your dealings, may it be in your family or in your business. At the end of it all, what matters is not how much money you make but how honest you are.

It's my father's legacy. My father's view was that the public is the employer of these government employees and has the right to know what they're up to.

The public, more often than not, will forgive mistakes, but it will not forgive trying to wriggle and weasel out of one.

In Canada, things are very honest.

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists.