Sally Yates Quotes

We have failed to live up to the expectations of the public.

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

I'm going to go after crime and corruption wherever it is. But I did focus particularly on the need to restore public confidence in essential institutions of both the public and private sector.

Ethics reform is about restoring the public trust. When that is in doubt, nothing is more important than restoring it.

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

I often say that shareholders should feel very responsible for how responsive corporations are to the public trust.

The basis of effective government is public confidence.

There has to be a feeling of confidence that the senior officials of the government are not playing with the lives of the public.

While everyone is entitled to a little vacation now and then, America's top legal officers should adhere to basic measures to increase accountability and restore the public's trust in government.

Any politician can talk about resuscitating public trust.

When you are in the public eye, in the name of public service, you have to understand that the more people know about you, and the more people say they want to support you, the more you have to work even harder to uphold that trust.

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.

Every day, all of us at Gannett are given the rare and sacred opportunity to affect change for the good in the communities we serve, to make life better for the people who trust us to know them and do right by them.

Ethics in government has always been important to me.

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.

People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.

All officers of the Intelligence Community, and especially its most senior officer, must conduct themselves in a manner that earns and retains the public trust. The American people are uncomfortable with government activities that do not take place in the open, subject to public scrutiny and review.

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

If we want to truly regain the public's trust, we can provide greater accountability and transparency with a simple step. Let's start by communicating to our constituents about the votes we take.

The vast majority of politicians think they are functioning on high principle.

The American people voted to restore integrity and honesty in Washington, D.C., and the Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history.

Any institution which does not suppose the people good, and the magistrate corruptible is evil.

If you cannot trust our leaders, you cannot govern.