Inquiry Quotes

Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, inquiry the progress, ignorance the end. - Michel De Montaigne

Without those disclosures or your authority to make inquiry of grand jury members, we cannot go forward on that matter. - Dick DeGuerin

Will make every effort by conducting an impartial inquiry with a view to bringing to justice those responsible. - Kofi Annan

Whilst it may be too early for us to widen our investigation into the arena of corruption, I certainly have not ruled this out. I have indicated to you that many of the individuals that you wished to hear evidence from may be the very people that could be central to our criminal inquiry, either as witnesses or suspects. - John Yates

While I have urged and do urge everyone to cooperate with this inquiry, unavoidably, we have to look to the Durham police to take the lead in the investigation. Duke does not have the power to compel testimony from citizens of this city, and it lacks access to warrants, DNA records and other confidential information. - Richard Brodhead

Where else in the world would a prime minister call a completely independent inquiryone that could call him before it to testify? That's the kind of man and the kind of integrity that's leading this country, and he's exactly the man to solve this problem. - Reg Alcock

When we got this inquiry from Mr. Silverberg, we called London and we talked to the Royal Mail. We tracked it all the way to their incoming distribution site. It was accepted by the Royal Mail, and it's from there that the trail went cold. - Gary Sawtelle

When it was suggested that John Roberts's Catholic faith might be an area for inquiry in his confirmation, White House allies recoiled in horror. - Rich Lowry

When I established this inquiry, I didn't know what its investigation would uncover. But I knew that our country needed a full, fair and independent determination of the facts - not hearsay, not partisan allegations, but the facts. And that's what this report has delivered. - Paul Martin