Corruption Quote by J. Robert Oppenheimer

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

Secrecy is the enemy of efficiency, but don't let anyone know it.

— Ric Ocasek

“when companies are not transparent, communities fear that such secrecy covers insincerity, dishonesty, and trickiness. Transparency”

— Luc Zandvliet

Secrecy is the foundation of politics.

— Bing Gordon

Secrecy is for losers.

— Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Politicians often claim secrecy is necessary for good governance or national security.

— Heather Brooke

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

— Glenn Greenwald

Secrecy is for losers. For people who do not know how important the information really is.

— Daniel Patrick Moynihan

“Despotism alone can provide that atmosphere of secrecy which favors crooked dealing and enables the freebooters of finance to make illicit fortunes.”

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Secrecy is a vacuum and nothing fills a vacuum like paranoid speculation.

— Max Brooks

Secrecy destroys accountability.

— Ralph Nader

“Secrecy is like oxygen to politicians and defense forces; there’s always got to be some of it to keep them going.”

— Peter F. Hamilton