Public Servants Quotes

• Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which the people have made.

  Grover Cleveland

  Law, People, Agents

  Grover Cleveland (1909). “Addresses, State Papers and Letters”

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• Millions of public workers have become a kind of privileged new class - a new elite, who live better than their private sector counterparts. Public servants have become the public's masters. No wonder the public is upset.

  Mortimer Zuckerman

  Class, Upset, Kind

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• To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Peace, War, Freedom Of Speech

  Theodore Roosevelt (2012). “In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena”, p.146, Cornell University Press

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• Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.

  Barbara Boxer

  Law, Safety, Police

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• I have criticisms of Ronald Reagan, but he lives in another universe from the kind of political theater that is represented by people, like Sarah Palin, who aren't really public servants.

  Eugene Jarecki

  People, Political, Criticism

  "Exclusive: A Conversation With Eugene Jarecki, Director of Reagan Doc". Interview with Tommy Christopher, www.mediaite.com. February 7, 2011.

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• I make little movies, you know, they need all the help that they can get.

  Campbell Scott

  Enforcement, Littles, Needs

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• Americans have learned to trust free markets. Republican or Democrat, we believe the unimpeded exchange of goods and services will yield better solutions than five-year plans set by even the most well-meaning public servants.

  John Katzman

  Believe, Yield, Years

  "Bringing Free Market Choices to Education" by John Katzman, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 28, 2013.

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• To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. Nothing but the truth should be spoken about him or any one else. But it is even more important to tell the truth, pleasant or unpleasant, about him than about any one else.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Criticism, Important, President

  Theodore Roosevelt (1954). “1914-1919”

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• Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from...the inattention of the people to the concerns of their government, from their carelessness and negligence.

  Daniel Webster

  Government, People, Inattention

  Daniel WEBSTER (1860). “The Union Text Book: Containing Selections from the Writings of D. W.; the Declaration of Independence; and Washington's Farewell Address, Etc”, p.259

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• Outside of its legitimate function, government does nothing as well or economically as the private sector.

  Ronald Reagan

  Government, Doe, Function

  A Time for Choosing (aka "The Speech"), Air date 27 October 1964, Los Angeles, CA

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• Every citizen owes to the country a vigilant watch and close scrutiny of its public servants and a fair and reasonable estimate of their fidelity.

  Grover Cleveland

  Country, Presidential, Watches

  Grover Cleveland (1909). “Addresses, State Papers and Letters”

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• The first lady is, and always has been, an unpaid public servant elected by one person, her husband.

  Lady Bird Johnson

  Husband, Politics, Firsts

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• I can be a champion and a public servant also.

  Manny Pacquiao

  Motivation, Champion, Fighter

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• Teachers are our greatest public servants; they spend their lives educating our young people and shaping our Nation for tomorrow.

  Solomon Ortiz

  Teacher, People, Tomorrow

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• The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person.

  Charles Babbage

  Character, Office, May

  Charles Babbage (1830). “Reflections on the Decline of Science in England, and on Some of Its Causes”, p.11

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• Throughout his many years, he enriched the lives of countless others and served as a model of generosity and discipline to those he met, fostering an atmosphere of compassion, harmony, and unity. Sri Chinmoy was a leader, humanitarian, artist, athlete, and public servant who will be sorely missed. His legacy of kindness, reflection, and resolve will endure for many years to come.

  William J. Clinton

  Kindness, Athlete, Compassion

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• Perfection in wisdom, as well as in integrity, is neither required nor expected in these agents (public servants). It belongs not to man. The wise know too well their weaknesses to assume infallibility; and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Wise, Integrity, Men

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• Being a politician is a poor profession. Being a public servant is a noble one.

  Herbert Hoover

  President, Noble, Politician

  "Growing Up: Letters to American Boys & Girls". Book by Herbert Hoover, 1962.

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• If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.

  Kin Hubbard

  Hate, Politics, Libertarian

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• I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.

  Jesse Jackson

  God, Odds, Perfect

  1984 Democratic National Convention Address, delivered 18 July 1984, San Francisco

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• There is no nation on earth powerful enough to accomplish our overthrow. Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from anothe quarter. From the inattention of the people to the concerns of their government, from their carelessness and negligence. I must confess that I do apprehend some danger. I fear that they may place too implicit a confidence in their public servants and fail properly to scrutinize their conduct; that in this way they may be made the dupes of designing men and become the instruments of their own undoing.

  Daniel Webster

  Powerful, Men, People

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• The national will is the supreme law of the Republic, and on all subjects within the limits of his constitutional powers should be faithfully obeyed by the public servant.

  Martin Van Buren

  Law, President, Republic

  Martin Van Buren (1969). “Martin Van Buren, 1782-1862: chronology-documents-bibliographical aids”

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• I am a career public servant. Until the aftermath of Benghazi, I loved every day of my job.

  Greg Hicks

  Jobs, Careers, Aftermath

  "CNN Newsroom" with Wolf Blitzer, www.cnn.com. May 8, 2013.

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• Whether a man is a criminal or a public servant is purely a matter of perspective.

  Tom Robbins

  Men, Perspective, Criminals

  Tom Robbins (2003). “Another Roadside Attraction”, p.70, Bantam

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• Public Servant: Persons chosen by the people to distribute the graft.

  Mark Twain

  People, Servant, Chosen

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.387, Courier Corporation

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