Quotes About Accountability

Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.

The only security of all is in a free press.

Freedom and responsibility aren't interconnected things. They are the same thing.

Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

I think this society suffers so much from too much freedom, too many rights that allow people to be irresponsible.

When the freedom they wished for most was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free and was never free again.

If the people were to ever find out what we have done, we would be chased down the streets and lynched.

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.

He who allows oppression shares the crime.

We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.

Every right is married to a duty, every freedom owes a corresponding responsibility.

People are responsible adults at home. Why do we suddenly transform them into adolescents with no freedom when they reach the workplace?

There is no freedom without justice.

Absolute freedom is absolute responsibility.

We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts.... Self-government means self-reliance.

Freedom is not only a gift, but a summons to personal responsibility.

There's such a freedom about being an artist... You're not accountable - you're this renegade thing.

Freedom is a clear conscience.

That's the difference between governments and individuals. Governments don't care, individuals do.

Our freedom to discipline ourselves is a freedom we can lose if we don't use it.

Freedom unexercised may become freedom forfeited.

Ultimately, there is the freedom to take the consequences.

I keep people around me that have the freedom to challenge my heart and motive.

Christian freedom does not mean being free to do as we like; it means being free to do as we ought.