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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• 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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• 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 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• We need to remember that the separation of church and state must never mean the separation of religious values from the lives of public servants. . . If we who serve free men today are to differ from the tyrants of this age, we must balance the powers in our hands with God in our hearts.

  Lyndon B. Johnson

  Religious, Mean, Heart

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• Our country is too large to have all its affairs directed by a single government. Public servants at such a distance, and from under the eye of their constituents, must, from the circumstance of distance, be unable to administer and overlook all the details necessary for the good government of the citizens; and the same circumstance, by rendering detection impossible to their constituents, will invite public agents to corruption, plunder and waste.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Country, Distance, Eye

  Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson”, p.437

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• Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  People, Servant, Wells

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• Being a public servant, this is a serious job, not like a boxer, you're entertaining people.

  Manny Pacquiao

  Jobs, People, Boxers

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• I am not a politician or a public servant. I am still a journeyman actor and a peace and justice activist. I'm a pilgrim trying to win my freedom and serve as best I can in the time I have, with this gift I've been given.

  Martin Sheen

  Winning, Justice, Trying

  Source: progressive.org

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