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Quotes About Accountability

There are no innocent people in a guilty nation.
~ Nadeem Aslam
The malediction is upon him even if the law does not exact it.
~ Nadine Gordimer
There was a very slight chance she might actually kill him that way, and if she did, she'd be brought up on charges. Unless, of course, she could prove harmful intent. She could see it now. See, Your Honor, he was going to f*ck me silly, make me like it.
~ Nalini Singh
Your Karma is of your own making.
~ Nalini Singh
Remember that there are those in this world who will cross every line and feel no guilt in doing so.
~ Nalini Singh
You can't simply blame another." It was lazy and absolved one party of responsibility in a circumstance that both'd had a chance to influence. "I say that as a woman who so long blamed Aegaeon for what I became. But I" — she slapped a hand over her chest — "made choices along the way.
~ Nalini Singh
People talk but do nothing," the Ginen people said. "Papa God doesn't talk, but he does plenty.
~ Nalo Hopkinson
In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance, he laid the blame on a woman.
~ Nancy Astor
It is no use blaming the men – we made them what they are – and now it is up to us to try and make ourselves – the makers of men – a little more responsible.
~ Nancy Astor
The first time Adam had a chance, he laid the blame on woman.
~ Nancy Astor
You cannot apologize for my feelings. You may apologize for your actions
~ Nancy E. Turner
When will you human monsters stop twisting innocent people into beasts and putting the world at risk?
~ Nancy Holder
I adopted a highway. I'm trying to teach it to pick up after itself.
~ Unknown
In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
~ Nancy Pelosi
Everyone tells me that I should forgive her. But how can I forgive someone who has never asked to be forgiven; somebody who's never even acknowledged any wrongdoing, someone who continues to do the same thing?
~ Unknown
Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you. —Frank Tyger
~ Unknown
Silence damages the victim and only serves to nourish the abuse and shield the wrongdoer from accountability. Simply put—silence aids the abuser.
~ Unknown
The state can't seem to keep the roads paved; you think we should trust them with life-and-death decisions?
~ Unknown
It's not just an easy one-liner. The state can't seem to keep the roads paved; you think we should trust them with life-and-death decisions?
~ Unknown
If you run from enemy fire, I'll make you wash dishes for the rest of your life!
~ Unknown
One of them says, "Why did they do it, Nina and Darrell?" And the other answers, "Because they could." That is the only answer there ever is.
~ Naomi Alderman
Dovid thought: our words will swallow us. We have spat them out, but in the end they will drown us.
~ Naomi Alderman
Pourquoi ont-ils fait ça, [...] ?" Et l'autre répond : "Parce qu'ils le pouvaient." Et c'est la seule réponse qui sera jamais.
~ Naomi Alderman
To witness is the first responsibility.
~ Naomi Alderman