Any Quote by Heather Brooke

Secrecy was the problem; transparency the obvious cure.

— Robert J. Sawyer

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

— Glenn Greenwald

The U.K. government has a responsibility to keep secrets in some circumstances. It also has a responsibility not to abuse that power for other…

— Sarah Harrison

Transparency will be at the heart of everything I do - it's what parliament expects, and it's what the public deserves.

— Andrea Leadsom

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

— Daniel Schorr

The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society. ... There is little value in ensuring the survival of our nation…

— John F. Kennedy

Secrecy is for losers. . . . It is time to dismantle government secrecy, this most persuasive of Cold War-era regulations. It is time…

— Daniel Patrick Moynihan

The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret…

— John F. Kennedy

If governments did not mislead their citizens so often, there would be less need for secrecy, and if leaders knew they could not rely…

— Peter Singer

It is hard to imagine having a government more secretive than the United States. Virtually everything that government does, of any significance, is conducted…

— Glenn Greenwald

Every effort is made to control information. Secrecy is just one of the toggles on their control board. The mindset is in place, and…

— Ted Gup

We never will get a full situation of open transparency, but we should seek to bring forth the major concerns about injustice and suffering…

— Beyers Naude