“We needed someone to recognize the importance of check and balances, accountability, transparency. There was a real systemic problem at South Carolina State, a problem that has gone on for 25 or 30 years” YearsRealStatesProblemGoneNeededBalanceImportanceSouthChecksAccountabilityTransparencyCarolinaSouth CarolinaNeeded Someone Author:Gwen Ifill
“The United States stands at the pinnacle of world power. This is a solemn moment for the American democracy. For with primacy in power is joined an awe-inspiring accountability for the future.” WorldStatesMomentsAmericaUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyAweAccountabilitySolemnPinnacleAmerican DemocracyAwe InspiringPrimacyWorld Power Author:Winston Churchill
“America washes its dirty linen in public. When scandals such as this one hit, they do sully America's image in the world. But what usually also gets broadcast around the world is the vivid reality that the United States forces accountability and punishes wrongdoing, even at the highest levels.” WorldStatesRealityAmericaForceLevelsUnitedUnited StatesHighestAround The WorldDirtyAccountabilityScandalVividWrongdoingLinen Author:Fareed Zakaria
“You cannot have democratic accountability in anything bigger than a nation state.” StatesNationsDemocracyBiggerDemocraticAccountability Author:Vaclav Klaus