Democratic government may indeed be defined as the government which accepts in the fullest sense responsibility to explain itself.
A skill required to be president is to explain to the American people any given thing they do.
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.
Between countries -- regardless of whether they are democratic or authoritarian -- there will need to be an explanation, either for publics or for powerful constituencies
The fact is, there are a couple of years he may not have paid any taxes. Maybe he's concerned about that. But if it's going to come out, he needs to get it out now so he has a couple of months to explain it.
In the firm belief that the American public deserves a better explanation than that thus far given by the Air Force, I strongly recommend that there be a committee investigation of the UFO phenomena. I think we owe it to the people to establish credibility regarding UFOs, and to produce the greatest possible enlightenment of the subject.
I believe I am entitled to a public explanation.
We work for the public, and I believe that if a senator wants to block a piece of legislation or a nominee, they owe the public an explanation.
If trustees feel it is in their charity's interest to pay high salaries to attract talented people, then they should have the courage of their conviction and explain their decisions publicly.
The job of the president of the United States is to talk to the public, is to explain to them. Now, some presidents talk too much, like Bill Clinton. Some presidents try to talk but don't know how, like George Bush senior.
There was not a word of apology, not a word of explanation to the American people. The president's going to have to get a touch of reality.
The fact is that a liberal Democrat doesn't want to talk about ideology because they don't want to explain publicly what they're really doing.
I am strictly against making cuts in the current budgetary period for things such as research funding and investments as a reaction to Brexit. I think that we can do an excellent job of explaining this to the German people.
Sometimes time actually works against you if you refuse to face the relevant issues and explain to the public what is at stake.
If one of my colleagues wants to block a bill, they should stand up in front of the American people and explain why.
What higher obligation does a President have than to explain his intentions to the people and persuade them that the direction he wishes to go is right?
