“Since when do grown men and women, who presume to hold high government office and exercise what they think of as "moral leadership," require ethics officers to tell them whether it is or isn't permissible to grab the secretary's behind or redirect public funds to their own personal advantage?” ThinkingMenGovernmentSuccessBehindsMoralExerciseOfficeEthicsMen And WomenAdvantageFundOfficersSecretaryGrown ManMoral Leadership Author:Meg Greenfield
“Ethics must be reintroduced to public service to restore people's faith in government. Without such faith, democracy cannot flourish. Your ambitious agenda is filling a desperate need.” PeopleNeedsGovernmentDemocracyIntegrityEthicsDesperateAgendasAmbitiousFillingPublic Service Author:Walter Cronkite
“If there is one thing the past years have taught us, it is the importance of a keen and high sense of honor in those who handle our governmental affairs.” IfsYearsGovernmentPastOne ThingTaughtHonorEthicsImportanceAffairHandleTaught Us Book:Speaking up Source: Speaking up
“Because of the oil-and-water relationship governments have cultivated between ethics and political economy, speaking in plain terms - spelling it out as it is - as become foreign to the public. So here goes: When government sports a surplus, this implies that the political pickpockets have stolen more funds than they can possibly dream of spending. The property is not theirs to keep! Conversely, when deficits are reported, this means that the kleptomaniacs have not been able to steal sufficient funds to cover their profligacy.” MeanDreamGovernmentAblePoliticalPoliticsSportsTermWaterEconomyEthicsPropertySpendingOilStealingSufficientFundStolenDeficitSpellingSurplusPolitical EconomyOil And Water Author:Ilana Mercer