Lauren Mayberry Quotes

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular virtue in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

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.

People want a grounded government. They want a government that's going to be responsible to them.

Remarkably, governments are beginning to embrace the idea that nothing enhances democracy more than giving voice and information to everybody in the country. Why not open their books if they have nothing to hide?

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

I will run an open government that speaks with honesty, seeks opinion, listens to its citizens.

It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land.

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.

It is our duty to watch over the actions and activities of this government and to insist that, in words as well as in deeds, the interests of our constituency primarily and of the Nation ultimately are served.

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

In the final analysis, a democratic government represents the sum total of the courage and the integrity of its individuals. It cannot be better than they are.

I have been in public office and have been criticized. I do not object to it. A public official should be willing to be criticized. An agent of the people of this country should be called to account.

It's crucial to democracy and good government to scrutinize our public officials.

The American people deserve their government to be open and accountable.

We were sent here to hold government accountable.

I'll listen to the people. I will not put my party ahead of what the people want.

The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.

I promised to run the most open and transparent administration in Britain. That is why, with this brutally honest and unprecedented progress report, I am determined to level with Londoners.

When it comes to governments and corporations, we should demand that less is secret. That's where corruption flowers.

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.

Most of all, be honest with yourself and make sure those in political office, our so called public servants, are being honest, holding them accountable for their actions!

Ethics in government has always been important to me.

No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions.

Accountability and democratic choice, I deeply believe, are guaranteed by rigorous scrutiny only.

Today we must make a pact with each other to end this reckless conduct with the people's government.