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Government Secrecy Quotes

I am absolutely opposed to a national ID card. This is a total contradiction of what a free society is all about. The purpose of government is to protect the secrecy and the privacy of all individuals, not the secrecy of government. We don’t need a national ID card Picture Quote #1

Secrecy is for losers. . . . It is time to dismantle government secrecy, this most persuasive of Cold War-era regulations. It is time to begin building the supports for the era of openness that is already upon us Picture Quote #1

Given the pervasive secrecy of the Bush-Cheney administration, and the sorry consequences of that disposition, President Barack Obama’s early emphasis on openness in government seems almost inevitable Picture Quote #1

We plan to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the preparation of the budget. We also plan to open up the process of government appointments Picture Quote #1

If governments did not mislead their citizens so often, there would be less need for secrecy, and if leaders knew they could not rely on keeping the public in the dark about what they are doing, they would have a powerful incentive to behave better Picture Quote #1

I have no doubt that the nation has suffered more from undue secrecy than from undue disclosure. The government takes good care of itself Picture Quote #1

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Anyone who studies declassified documents soon becomes aware that government secrecy is largely an effort to protect policy makers from scrutiny by citizens, not to protect the country from enemies Picture Quote #1

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I am absolutely opposed to a national ID card. This is a total contradiction of what a free society is all about. The purpose of government is to protect the secrecy and the privacy of all individuals, not the secrecy of government. We don’t need a national ID card (Government Secrecy Quotes) Secrecy is for losers. . . . It is time to dismantle government secrecy, this most persuasive of Cold War-era regulations. It is time to begin building the supports for the era of openness that is already upon us. (Government Secrecy Quotes) Given the pervasive secrecy of the Bush-Cheney administration, and the sorry consequences of that disposition, President Barack Obama’s early emphasis on openness in government seems almost inevitable. (Government Secrecy Quotes) We plan to lift the veil of secrecy surrounding the preparation of the budget. We also plan to open up the process of government appointments (Government Secrecy Quotes) If governments did not mislead their citizens so often, there would be less need for secrecy, and if leaders knew they could not rely on keeping the public in the dark about what they are doing, they would have a powerful incentive to behave better (Government Secrecy Quotes) I have no doubt that the nation has suffered more from undue secrecy than from undue disclosure. The government takes good care of itself (Government Secrecy Quotes) Anyone who studies declassified documents soon becomes aware that government secrecy is largely an effort to protect policy makers from scrutiny by citizens, not to protect the country from enemies (Government Secrecy Quotes)