Secrecy Quotes

This partnership borrowed over $110 million from a Canadian bank and that showed up booked as income to the company immediately, ... They were doing almost no business, but they manufactured income from a bank loan under their operative statement. That's the kind of thing that went on over and over and over again, shrouded in secrecy. - Byron Dorgan

This is the issue that wouldn't go away, ... The pay hike triggered long-standing, simmering anger over the way the Legislature does its business and, indeed, over the way Harrisburg operates. It's a reaction against secrecy and what the voters say is arrogance. - Terry Madonna

This bill is fair and even-handed. It affects groups on both sides of the political spectrum, it is not aimed at any particular group or players in the election, it is aimed at getting rid of secrecy. - Russell Feingold

This administration has embraced secrecy as a right. - Steven Aftergood

They work in secrecy. I can't get any information. You can't find out anything until they get out to the floor. And it's hard to lick em at that stage. They're a closed corporation. When they stick together, you can't lick em on the floor. - John William McCormack

These surveys confirm the country's growing concern about excessive secrecy. They also show that citizens overwhelmingly believe that open government is good government. The public understands that openness - to the greatest degree possible - will produce government that is more efficient, more honest and more responsive to the citizens it serves. - Andy Alexander

These leaks make a mockery of the traditional rules of grand jury secrecy. They often appear to be a cynical attempt to pressure and intimidate witnesses, to deceive the public and to smear people involved in the investigation. - David Kendall

These guys are suffering in secrecy and shame. Sometimes they put it out of their brain. - Patrick Noaker

These claims have no merit. Because of the laws protecting grand-jury secrecy, no other comments can be made. The investigation is continuing. - Ronnie Earle