“Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.”— Louis D. Brandeis
“This is not a secret press bureau. All our work is done in the open. We aim to supply news.”— Ivy Lee
“We will not do anything we can't be proud of and that can't be published on the front page of The New York Times.”— Marvin Bower
“Tell the truth, because sooner or later the public will find out anyway. And if the public doesn't like what you are doing, change your policies and bring them into line with what people want.”— Ivy Lee
“Our plan is, frankly and openly, on behalf of business concerns and public institutions, to supply to the press and public of the United States prompt and accurate information...”— Ivy Lee
“We are determined to lead a government that is open, transparent and accountable to the people.”— Winston Baldwin Spencer
“Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.”— Lord Acton
“Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote.”— Julian Assange
“I think the people of the country are entitled to know what is happening, and I don't think they do.”— John Sherman Cooper
“The American people have a right to know what their government is doing and whom it is doing it with.”— Chris Van Hollen
“By giving people the power to share, we're making the world more open and transparent.”— Mark Zuckerberg