Center of attention Quote by James Scott, co-founder, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology

Presidents and cabinet officials could send a strong message of accountability if they held senior appointees responsible for their performance.

— Richard Grenell

Holding political leaders accountable on behalf of voters is at the core of what I do every day in my role as Chief White…

— Hallie Jackson

“We must hold to a rigid accountability those public servants who show unfaithfulness to the interests of the nation or inability to rise to…

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Accountability is the glue that bonds commitment to results.”

— Will Craig, Living the Hero's Journey

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

President-elect Barack Obama is starting to get an idea of just how hard his new job is going to be. Today, he said he…

— Jay Leno

“accountable government does not come through elections. It comes through respect for law, through public spirit and through a culture of confession. To”

— Roger Scruton

“When decisions were finally made, they had generally been vetted by so many parties that no one person could be held accountable.”

— Gary L. Neilson

“After all of this, I was beginning to feel that the way people got news shouldn’t be in the hands of the government, but…

— Bella Forrest

“To pay attention to someone can be a political act.”

— Aliza Nisenbaum

I also think it's important for us to hold our elected officials accountable and part of how you do that is simple, call them…

— Aldis Hodge

At least the politicians are accountable to the voters.

— Jesse Jackson