Quotes about Oversight
I say, that Power must never be trusted without a check.
— John Adams
No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.
— Thomas Jefferson
It's important to make sure that governments have some checks on what they do, that people can oversee what's being done so the government doesn't abuse it.
— Barack Obama
No business is above Government; and Government must be empowered to deal adequately with any business that tries to rise above Government.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
It is a good thing that we do not get as much government as we pay for.
— Will Rogers
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.
— Edmund Burke
This is a country for, of, and by the people not for, of, and by the government. If we turn it over to them we cannot complain about what they're doing because this is a natural course of men and we have to hold their feet to the fire.
— Ben Carson
Power can be very addictive, and it can be corrosive. And it's important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power, whether it be here or elsewhere.
— George H. W. Bush
Someone had blundered.
— Alfred Lord Tennyson
6 The first job God gave humans was to manage and take
— Rick Warren
Leadership is stewardship, it's temporary and you're accountable!
— Andy Stanley