"I believe that a guarantee of public access to government information is indispensable in the long run for any democratic society.... if officials make public only what they want citizens to know, then publicity becomes a sham and accountability meaningless."

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Source : Sissela Bok (2011). “Secrets: On the Ethics of Concealment and Revelation”, p.179, Vintage

Sissela Bok

#Running Quotes #Believe Quotes #Government Quotes

“Knowledge is true opinion.”
“But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure I don't sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction.”
“There is timing in everything. Timing in strategy cannot be mastered without a great deal of practice.”
“I've always said that I benefit, as an actor, from not having the illusion of security.”
“War is killing the individual in it unless he has learned livingness - if he had it he wouldn't be a good soldier.”
“If God's got a favorite songwriter, I think it's John Prine.”
“I know it may sound silly, but I think my short stories have a life and identity of their own. They crop up in all sorts of places.”
“I feel there's so much pressure, especially for women, to declare what their life's going to be and what their career is, and are you married yet? Are you single? But you're 30. And girlfriends are so important. You can have a boyfriend or husband when you're 30, but you still need your girlfriends.”

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