Roy Barnes

Politician

Roy Barnes is a former governor of Georgia known for his focus on education reform and public service.

Born
March 1, 1948
Quotes
25
Rank
#3907

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"Business and the state have a common interest; not an adversarial interest."

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"After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office."

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"There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know."

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"In my first year as governor, we solved some of the problems that had begun to undermine the Open Records Act. We gave the act teeth by providing criminal penalties for knowing violations."

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"Neither political party is clean when it comes to tactics that divide our people."

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