Barack Obama Quotes About Abuse

• Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government is an existing government employee committed to public integrity and willing to speak out. Such acts of courage and patriotism, which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled as they have been during the Bush administration. We need to empower federal employees as watchdogs of wrongdoing and partners in performance.

  Barack Obama

  Integrity, Government, Speaks Out

  "Obama Urged to Back New Whistleblower Act" by Ed O'Keefe, voices.washingtonpost.com. April 2009.

• We need to find a way forward to make sure that we can stop terrorists while protecting the privacy, and liberty, of innocent Americans.

  Barack Obama

  Way Forward, Nsa, Giving

  "Sen. Rand Paul calls NSA spying an 'utter, frank hypocrisy'". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. June 10, 2013.

• When the United States stands up for human rights, by example at home and by effort abroad, we align ourselves with men and women around the world who struggle for the right to speak their minds, to choose their leaders, and to be treated with dignity and respect. We also strengthen our security and well being, because the abuse of human rights can feed many of the global dangers that we confront - from armed conflict and humanitarian crises, to corruption and the spread of ideologies that promote hatred and violence.

  Barack Obama

  Struggle, Home, Men

  "Beatings, Protests, Arrests Mark 60th Annual Human Rights Day". www.huffingtonpost.com. January 10, 2009.

• It is time to put in place tough, new common-sense rules of the road so that our financial market rewards drive and innovation, and punishes short-cuts and abuse.

  Barack Obama

  Cutting, Common Sense, Innovation

  First Speech to a Joint Session of Congress, delivered 24 February 2009

• You always hear about waste and abuse in Washington. And usually it doesn't mean much, because nobody ever finds where that waste and abuse is.

  Barack Obama

  Mean, Abuse, Waste

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

• 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

  Government, People, Abuse

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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