Forgotten Quote by Yoko Ono

The only way we are held accountable is if people know what government is doing.

— Ted Wheeler

As long as the government's actions are secret, it cannot be held accountable. A government for the people and by the people should be…

— Al Gore

The American public should simply accept no distractions. In our democracy, it is our duty to hold our elected leaders accountable. We do it…

— Wesley Clark

Secrecy destroys accountability.

— Ralph Nader

To those in the executive branch who say ‘just trust us’ when it comes to secret and warrantless surveillance of domestic communications, I say,…

— Eric Holder

It's a difficult thing today to be informed about our government even without all the secrecy.

— Donald Rumsfeld

We want accountability. We just buried a president [President Gerald Ford] who did not hold another president [President Nixon] accountable for war crimes and…

— Cindy Sheehan

Under the Bush administration, openness and accountability have been replaced by secrecy and evasion of responsibility. They abuse their power, conceal their actions from…

— Edward Kennedy

The American people do not have the information upon which they can hold the administration and responsible agencies accountable. I call that a coverup.

— Bob Graham

The American people deserve transparency and accountability.

— Jake Auchincloss

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

I believe that a guarantee of public access to government information is indispensable in the long run for any democratic society.... if officials make…

— Sissela Bok