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> [A government by secrecy benefits no one. It injures the people it seeks to serve; it damages its own integrity and operation. It breeds distrust, dampens the fervor of its citizens and mocks their loyalty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-b-long/a-government-by-secrecy-benefits-no-one-it-injures-the-people-it/)

[Russell B. Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-b-long/)

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## More by Russell B. Long

> [Democracy is like a raft: It won't sink, but you will always have your feet wet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-b-long/democracy-is-like-a-raft-it-won-t-sink-but-you-will-always-have-your/)

[Russell B. Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-b-long/)

> [Tax reform means, "Don't tax you, don't tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-b-long/tax-reform-means-don-t-tax-you-don-t-tax-me-tax-that-fellow-behind/)

[Russell B. Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-b-long/)

> [Bring on those tired, labor-plagued, competition-weary companies and ESOP will breathe new life into them. They will find ESOP better than Geritol. It will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-b-long/bring-on-those-tired-labor-plagued-competition-weary-companies-and/)

[Russell B. Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-b-long/)

> [I expect to fight that proposition until hell freezes over. Then I propose to start fighting on the ice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-b-long/i-expect-to-fight-that-proposition-until-hell-freezes-over-then-i/)

[Russell B. Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-b-long/)

> [If the FDA would spend a little less time and effort on small manufacturers of vitamins...and a little more on the large manufacturers of...dangerous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-b-long/if-the-fda-would-spend-a-little-less-time-and-effort-on-small/)

[Russell B. Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-b-long/)

> [There are but three political-economic roads from which we can choose... We could take the first course and further exacerbate the already concentrated ownership…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-b-long/there-are-but-three-political-economic-roads-from-which-we-can-choose/)

[Russell B. Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-b-long/)

> [ A \[tax loophole is\] something that benefits the other guy. If it benefits you, it is tax reform. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-b-long/a-tax-loophole-is-something-that-benefits-the-other-guy-if-it/)

[Russell B. Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-b-long/)

> [A government by secrecy benefits no one. It injures the people it seeks to serve; it damages its own integrity and operation. It breeds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-b-long/a-government-by-secrecy-benefits-no-one-it-injures-the-people-it/)

[Russell B. Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-b-long/)

> [I really think that it's better to retire, in Uncle Earl's terms, when you still have some snap left in your garters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-b-long/i-really-think-that-it-s-better-to-retire-in-uncle-earl-s-terms-when/)

[Russell B. Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-b-long/)

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