Whistleblowers play a vital role in ensuring that the…

“In America, the government is accountable to the people, not the other way around,” says a constitutional law scholar sympathetic to the antiwar movement…

— Nathan Hill

I am running to be the 50th mayor of Baltimore in order to usher our city into an era where the government is accountable…

— DeRay Mckesson

The idea of ensuring that federal research dollars should be reasonably spread around is an arguably useful goal. But it should be done per…

— Bill Foster

Given the vital role that dockworkers and their families play in our nation's import operations, it is imperative that their concerns are addressed fairly…

— Al N. Green

Each of us has a vital role to play in building a world in which the government and technology serve the world's people and…

— Rebecca MacKinnon

I've always believed as a value that the government has a vital - not overwhelming, but vital - role to play in furthering human…

— Dick Gephardt

The media does play a vital role in our democracy, and if we cannot depend on journalistic ethics, the nation's in trouble.

— Dave Brat

Our public officials have forgotten that they are ultimately accountable to the people who put them in office, that the information they keep in…

— Yoko Ono

We have to make the bureaucracy accountable to the people. It is not something esoteric, it can be done.

— Arvind Kejriwal

“Corruption and leaders who feel they are not accountable to the people who ‘elected’ them to their positions are major issues afflicting the nation”

— Anonymous

“Political solutions-accountable to the people and enforceable by their elected representatives- deserve another shot before we throw in the towel and settle for corporate…

— Naomi Klein

I think the more we see more officers holding each other accountable, the more we will see people trust cops in this country.

— Angie Thomas

The only way we are held accountable is if people know what government is doing.

— Ted Wheeler

There are multi-scatterings of various and associated issues and concerns, but it all boils down to accountable people versus those unwilling to be accountable.

— Ted Nugent

When providing people with the direction and expected behaviors, you need to be alert to the fact that they will hold you accountable. People…

— Douglas Conant