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> [We as the American people have to hold ourselves accountable because we didn't hold our government accountable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/we-as-the-american-people-have-to-hold-ourselves-accountable-because/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

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## More by Harry Markopolos

> [We have to take personal responsibility. The government didn't do its job when the institutions needed to be held accountable. If you see something's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/we-have-to-take-personal-responsibility-the-government-didn-t-do-its/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

> [I have ... spoken to the heads of various Wall Street equity derivatives trading desks and every single one of the senior managers I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/i-have-spoken-to-the-heads-of-various-wall-street-equity-derivatives/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

> [Madoff Securities is the world's largest Ponzi scheme.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/madoff-securities-is-the-world-s-largest-ponzi-scheme/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

> [“Certainly one of the most important things I learned is that numbers can be deceiving. There is a logic to mathematics, but there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/certainly-one-of-the-most-important-things-i-learned-is-that-numbers/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

> [Now, a 45-degree angle is not something we deal with in finance. It's something you see in a high school geometry class. Performance like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/now-a-45-degree-angle-is-not-something-we-deal-with-in-finance-it-s/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

> [I've found that wherever there is one cockroach in plain sight, many more are lurking behind the corner out of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/i-ve-found-that-wherever-there-is-one-cockroach-in-plain-sight-many/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

> [We as the American people have to hold ourselves accountable because we didn't hold our government accountable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/we-as-the-american-people-have-to-hold-ourselves-accountable-because/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

> [I don't know how I could have been more explicit. I gave them a roadmap and a flashlight, but they didn't go where I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/i-don-t-know-how-i-could-have-been-more-explicit-i-gave-them-a/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

> [Government has coddled, accepted, and ignored white collar crime for too long. It is time the nation woke up and realized that it's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/government-has-coddled-accepted-and-ignored-white-collar-crime-for/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

> [A super-sized fraud of this magnitude was bound to happen given the lack of regulation of these off-shore entities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/a-super-sized-fraud-of-this-magnitude-was-bound-to-happen-given-the/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

> [The SEC now is 3500 chickens, and we need to get some foxes in there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/the-sec-now-is-3500-chickens-and-we-need-to-get-some-foxes-in-there/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

> [The best thing you can say about offshore investors is that they're tax cheats in their home countries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-markopolos/the-best-thing-you-can-say-about-offshore-investors-is-that-they-re/)

[Harry Markopolos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-markopolos/)

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