"The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in..." - Quote by John F Kennedy
The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society. ... There is little value in ensuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it.
More by John F Kennedy
“Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside”
“The most powerful single force in the world today is neither Communism nor Capitalism, neither the H-bomb nor the guided missile -- it is man's eternal desire to be free and independent.”
“The great free nations of the world must take control of our monetary problems if these problems are not to take control of us.”
More on Freedom
“Notwithstanding my experiments with electricity the thunderbolt continues to fall under our noses and beards; and as for the tyrant, there are a million of us still engaged at snatching away his sceptre.”
“America is not a mere body of traders; it is a body of free men. Our greatness is built upon our freedom - is moral, not material. We have a great ardor for gain; but we have a deep passion for the rights of man.”
“From this hour I ordain myself loos'd of limits and imaginary lines. Going where I list, my own master, total and absolute. Listening to others, and considering well what they say. Pausing, searching, receiving, contemplating. Gently but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me.”
More on Transparency
“Nothing short of a federal investigation can begin to disclose the abuses which have woven a fine web of mutually implicating relationships between businessmen and government officials.”
“Crime and vice generally require darkness for prowling. They disappear when light plays upon them.”
“I’ve never been shy or secretive with the fact that if you walk into my life, you may be walking onto a record.”