Transparency Quotes

“The biggest disease today is corruption. The vaccine for it is transparency.”

“Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice.”

“Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.”

“Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases.”

“A government by secrecy benefits no one. It injures the people it seeks to serve.”

“Every time we chip away at the wall of secrecy, we strengthen the foundations of our democracy.”

“The notion that the government can't withhold information from the public is a First Amendment principle.”

“Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.”

“I have no secrets. My secrets are my work.”

“One of the best ways to achieve justice is to expose injustice.”

“Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote.”

“When you have a system that is not transparent, you have a system that is ripe for abuse.”

“It is not a good day for the American people when a White House is not forthcoming.”

“I always felt that the public had a right to know.”

“In a world of total transparency, you have to be a good person.”

“Publicity is the very soul of justice.”

“Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government.”

“Nobody likes to be criticized, but I think it's fair to say that the Fed has been the most transparent central bank in the history of the world.”

“I do feel like I have a responsibility to be a good role model. I try to be as transparent as I can be.”

“I think the American people have a right to know what their government is doing in their name.”