You need basically some accountability rules, which means democratic checks and balances at the euro zone level, and definitely, you have to increase convergence in terms of taxes, in terms of social affairs and so on. – Emmanuel Macron
When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else. – David Brin
I want a minister to be in charge of a line department so they have clear political accountability. – Campbell Newman
In a fascist system, it’s not the lies that count but the muddying. When citizens can’t tell real news from fake, they give up their demands for accountability bit by bit. – Naomi Wolf
I introduced the Transparency in Government Act, a multi-faceted transparency bill that would bring unprecedented access and accountability to the federal government. – Mike Quigley
We have got to make sure there is proper independent scrutiny and accountability for people in the press, just as there should be in any other industry where things go wrong. But let’s not try and think it is for politicians or governments to tell people what they stick in newspapers. That is deeply illiberal. – Nick Clegg
Holiness through Christ’s Spirit is the accountability every Christian should be striving towards. – Monica Johnson
One of the things you learn as a journalist is that when there’s no accountability, we humans are capable of tremendous avarice and venality. That’s true of union bosses – and of corporate tycoons. Unions, even flawed ones, can provide checks and balances for flawed corporations. – Nicholas Kristof
A lot of people get elected to Congress, and sometimes a part of their pledge is a term-limit pledge. There’s no accountability. – Phil Gingrey
Shockingly, the Government Accountability Institute has reported that the 2008 and 2012 Obama campaigns received questionable contributions of more than $500 million as a result of poor disclosure requirements. – Paul Gosar
We need to replace hyperbole with a reasonable, informed discussion about how to reinvent the federal budget with more transparency and better accountability. – Mike Quigley
There is a strong movement towards increased accountability for software developers and software development organizations. – Kent Beck
Of everyone else who was running, and there were some very talented people, none of them had anywhere near the experience I had in hiring people, holding them accountable, creating systems for accountability. – John Hickenlooper
Everyone knows about the substantive issues of concern, like federal health care, but very little is said about the process, the lack of accountability. – Justin Amash
Developer testing is an important step towards accountability. It gives developers a way to demonstrate the quality of the software they produce. – Kent Beck
Visit USA.gov and you’ll find thousands of directorates, agencies, boards, offices, and services replete with overlapping responsibilities, ancient priorities, and divided accountability. – Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Accountability and democratic choice, I deeply believe, are guaranteed by rigorous scrutiny only. – Jemima Khan
Americans deserve an attorney general that will be honest with them, they deserve an attorney general who will uphold the basic standards of political independence and accountability. – John Cornyn
If men can learn to be less defensive, more open to others, and more accepting of accountability, they will adapt well to the new global economy. – John Gerzema
Certainly accountability of government is what people are clamoring for; they want to know that when lawmakers make a promise or a proposal, you can actually accomplish it. – Jim Nussle
Tax breaks can serve a vital role in keeping and bringing jobs to our state; however, without accountability, they are little more than loopholes at taxpayers’ expense. – Jeanne Kohl-Welles
It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land. – Jim Costa
Greater personal choice, individually tailored services, stronger local accountability, greater efficiency – these are all central to the new direction of travel we have set for our public services. – John Hutton
We must perfect a worldwide system of accountability for nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. – Richard Lugar