"The more powerful a person or institution is, the more transparent - open to public inspection or oversight - its activities should be. The less powerful, the less transparent."

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Source : Source: thenewinquiry.com

George Scialabba

#Powerful Quotes #Should Quotes #Institutions Quotes

“Religious people, in the name of the Constitution, are increasingly being shoved to the back of the social bus.”
“... it is as true in morals as in physics that all force is imperishable; therefore the consequences of a human action never cease.”
“And now," he continued, speaking to Milo, "where were you on the night of July 27?" "What does that have to do with it?" asked Milo. "It's my birthday, that's what," said the policeman as he entered "Forgot my birthday" in his little book. "Boys always forget other people's birthdays.”
“One of the privileges of the great is to witness catastrophes from a terrace.”

Source : Jean Giraudoux (1963). “Judith. Tiger at the gates. Duel of angels”
“Send me to jail in 48 hours if I am corrupt.”
“I've played some good villains, in the last few years. I'm good where I'm at. But it is fun playing villains, for sure.”
“I never think that a film should answer questions for you. I think it should make you ask a lot of questions.”
“Whichever kind of music I was making it was all about the melody anyway. The kind of music I'm making now is the way it is because I'm being 100% honest with myself.”

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