Accountability

This man is to be tried by someone, and I believe that it would be bad for anyone in official position to take advantage of official reports.

I have a strong liking for a man when he finds anything wrong in government he doesn't fool around but cleans it up fast.

I think that the record speaks for itself.

The ultimate responsibility is mine in any event.

The most vigorous efforts are being and will continue to be made to expose and punish every Government employee who misuses his official position.

I believe your letter should be made public as an example of the manner in which this problem has been dealt with in the past, and is now being dealt with, by the Government.

We cannot afford to follow that course again.No person can be harmed in any way by furnishing the information required.

Without such authority and resources the President cannot be held accountable for the conduct of Federal administration.

We are accountable to them- and accountable to the generations yet unborn for whom they gave their lives.

No one, of course, should be permitted to escape ultimate prosecution for any violation of law.

The vast majority of its honest men should be protected by determining if there are unworthy men in their midst.

The confidence imposed upon me by law as a public official does not permit me to expose their names to the public.

I am sorry I haven't anything

Well, I have one question today, and I am not quite in a position to make an adequate reply to it, so this is a famine day, I am sorry to say.

Mr. Baker I know is a perfectly sincere man and I don't want too much made of my suggestion that it is easier to make up your mind when you are not charged with public responsibility than it is when you are responsible for making the…

I don't recall that I did.

There is always a little danger that those who are entrusted with the great responsibilities of business and Government may come to forget about those things and disregard them.

I know him by what he has done.