Quotes by Roy Barnes

About Roy Barnes:

Roy Eugene Barnes is an American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 80th Governor of Georgia from 1999 to 2003.
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We will never forget those like my great-grandfather who fought at Vicksburg.

Roy Barnes

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

Roy Barnes

And this week, I am proposing legislation to strengthen our Open Records laws to make public access to our public records surer, faster, and more comprehensive.

Roy Barnes

What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily struggle so of ordinary Georgians. They are proposals that directly effect the lives of the people we serve.

Roy Barnes

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

Roy Barnes

The First Amendment rejects red tape, cover-up and double-speak.

Roy Barnes

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.

Roy Barnes

So today I say, the outlook in Georgia has never been brighter.

Roy Barnes

Traffic is only one of the side effects of growth.

Roy Barnes

As the population of Georgia increased dramatically, so did development.

Roy Barnes

By creating a Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, we will give local governments a framework for working together on an issue that affects our whole state.

Roy Barnes

Repeating a grade needs to be the last resort, not an automatic response to a child who is struggling to learn.

Roy Barnes

Georgia is in an enviable position today, but we can't rest on our laurels.

Roy Barnes

We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Roy Barnes

I want business to prosper and make a profit caused by business expansion and prosperity.

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

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I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government.

Roy Barnes

And one of the things I've tried to do in my first months in office is to give more Georgians - reporters and members of the general public alike - a closer look at how their government works.

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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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No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions.

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Author Bio

  • NameRoy Barnes
  • DescriptionAmerican politician
  • BornMarch 11, 1948
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLawyer; Politician
  • AwardsProfile In Courage Award