Public Trust Quotes - Page 2

• In proportion to the value of this revolution; in proportion to the importance of instruments, every word of which decides a question between power and liberty; in proportion to the solemnity of acts, proclaiming the will authenticated by the seal of the people, the only earthly source of authority, ought to be the vigilance with which they are guarded by every citizen in private life, and the circumspection with which they are executed by every citizen in public trust.

  James Madison

  People, Liberty, Citizens

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• Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.

  Patrick Henry

  Giving Up, 4th Of July, Jealous

  Virginia's U.S. Constitution ratification convention, June 5, 1788.

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• Judicial activists are nothing short of radicals in robes--contemptuous of the rule of law, subverting the Constitution at will, and using their public trust to impose their policy preferences on society. In fact, no radical political movement has been more effective in undermining our system of government than the judiciary. And with each Supreme Court term, we hold our collective breath hoping the justices will do no further damage, knowing full well they will disappoint. Such is the nature of judicial tyranny.

  Mark Levin

  Law, Knowing, Government

  Mark R. Levin (2006). “Men in Black: How the Supreme Court Is Destroying America”, p.22, Regnery Publishing

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• There's going to be a new code on Parliament Hill: bend the rules, you will be punished; break the law, you will be charged; abuse the public trust, you will go to prison.

  Stephen Harper

  Trust, Government, Law

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• [Imeachable conduct is] misconduct by public men, or, in other words, from the abuse or violation of some public trust.

  Alexander Hamilton

  Men, Abuse, Violation

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• Nothing could be a more serious violation of public trust than to consciously make a war based on false claims.

  Wesley Clark

  War, Serious, Claims

  Wesley Clark's speech at the conference of Military Reporters and Editors, October 2003.

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• I think every doctor should know the shocking state of affairs...We discovered they (the FDA) failed to effectively regulate the large manufacturers and powerful interests while recklessly persecuting the small manufacturers. ...(The FDA is) harassing (small) manufacturers and doctors...(and) betrays the public trust.

  Edward V. Long

  Powerful, Dark, Thinking

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• Public office is a public trust.

  Daniel S. Lamont

  Trust, Office, Public Office

  Motto of Pamphlet, 1884.

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• They still have negligent auditing, they still have things going for a walk, and they have no idea where they're coming from and they have no idea where they're going. And if that's the case, how can we as the public trust the NSA with all of our information, with all of our private records, the permanent record of our lives?

  Edward Snowden

  Nsa, Ideas, Records

  www.wired.com.

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• [N]o religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

  James Madison

  Religious, Atheist, Faith Religion

  James Madison (1836). “The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution: As Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. Together with the Journal of the Federal Convention, Luther Martin's Letter, Yates's Minutes, Congressional Opinions, Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of '98-'99, and Other Illustrations of the Constitution”, p.204

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• National security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.

  Al Franken

  Trust, Law, Government

  "We need transparency on domestic surveillance" by Al Franken, www.cnn.com. July 23, 2013.

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• All must admit that the reception of the teachings of Christ results in the purest patriotism, in the most scrupulous fidelity to public trust, and in the best type of citizenship.

  Grover Cleveland

  Teaching, Patriotic, Godly

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

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• The best measure of how a democracy is functioning is how it allocates the goods of the land, the public trust assets.

  Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

  Land, Democracy, Assets

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• The press has bravely and nobly eroded the public trust... What I'm advocating is the media come work for us again. Remove themselves from the symbiotic relationship that they have developed with the power structure of corporations and of the politicians.

  Jon Stewart

  Media, Corporations, Journalism

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• Too many companies want their brands to reflect some idealised, perfected image of themselves. As a consequence, their brands acquire no texture, no character and no public trust.

  Richard Branson

  Business, Character, Texture

  Richard Branson (2010). “Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur”, Virgin

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• We have to repair that trust ... I think anytime a public official lies, he undermines his own authority and squanders the public trust.

  Bill Bradley

  Lying, Thinking, Deceit

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• A man of abilities and character, of any sect whatever, may be admitted to any office of public trust under the United States.

  Edmund Randolph

  Trust, Character, Equality

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• All officers of the Intelligence Community, and especially its most senior officer, must conduct themselves in a manner that earns and retains the public trust. The American people are uncomfortable with government activities that do not take place in the open, subject to public scrutiny and review.

  Dennis C. Blair

  Trust, Senior, Government

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• Calling oneself a hero after making mistakes shouldn't earn public trust.

  Mike Medavoy

  Trust, Mistake, Hero

  "When Did Education and Intellect Become Political Negatives?" by Michael Medavoy, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 9, 2008.

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• The man who can look upon a crisis without being willing to offer himself upon the altar of his country is not for public trust.

  Millard Fillmore

  Country, Men, Presidential

  Millard Fillmore (1970). “Millard Fillmore Papers”

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• William McKinley has left us a priceless gift in the example of a useful and pure life, in his fidelity to public trusts and in his demonstration of the value of kindly virtues that not only ennoble but lead to success.

  Grover Cleveland

  Example, Mckinley, Priceless

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• There is no greater breach of the public trust than knowingly misleading the country into war. In a democracy, we simply cannot tolerate the abuse of this trust by the government.

  John F. Kerry

  Country, War, Government

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• All the money was spent for the 'Concept Plan' document, which made reasonable recommendations for developments. Now that's kind of being forgotten. That's why I think the public trust is being betrayed.

  Stephen F. Hayes

  Betrayal, Thinking, Development

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• The Constitution gives us a standard to follow. We cannot define impeachable offenses to a greater degree than the language of the Constitution. But we all agree the issue is the public trust. Our duty is not to punish anyone. And our challenge is to avoid pettiness.

  Asa Hutchinson

  Issues, Giving, Challenges

  "Transcript: House Judiciary Committee meeting", www.cnn.com. October 5, 1998.

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• The public trust is at the core of both a free market economy and a democracy.

  Hillary Clinton

  Democracy, Economy, Free Market

  Source: www.buzzfeed.com

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