“It is hard to imagine having a government more secretive than the United States. Virtually everything that government does, of any significance, is conducted behind an extreme wall of secrecy. The very few leaks that we’ve had over the last decade are basically the only ways that we’ve had to learn what our government is doing.” WayDoeHardStatesGovernmentLastsUnitedBehindsUnited StatesImagineWallExtremesDecadesSignificanceSecrecyLeaksSecretive Author:Glenn Greenwald
“A government by secrecy benefits no one. It injures the people it seeks to serve; it damages its own integrity and operation. It breeds distrust, dampens the fervor of its citizens and mocks their loyalty.” PeopleGovernmentCitizensIntegrityBenefitsLoyaltyOperationsDamageDistrustSecrecyFervor Author:Russell B. Long
“Government that is open and honest will always be able to withstand the light of day.” LightGovernmentAbleHonestSecrecy Author:Rick Perry
“It's a difficult thing today to be informed about our government even without all the secrecy.” GovernmentTodayDifficultSecrecyDifficult Things Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“Leaks are good. There is too much secrecy in our government. Sometimes the government knows about a problem and it takes a leak to embarrass the bureaucracy and get them to do something about it.” KnowsSometimesProblemGovernmentToo MuchBureaucracySecrecyLeaks Author:Joan Claybrook