Public Servants Quotes - Page 3

• People who are government servants, public servants, should not be paid more than the taxpayers who are paying for it.

  Mitt Romney

  Government, People, Should

  Mitt Romney at GOP primary debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, New Hampshire, www.washingtonpost.com. January 8, 2012.

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• If my church attempted to influence me in a way which was improper or which affected adversely my responsibilities as a public servant sworn to uphold the Constitution, then I would reply to them that this was an improper action on their part. It was one to which I could not subscribe.

  John F. Kennedy

  Responsibility, Atheism, Church

  Greater Houston Ministerial Association Q & A, delivered 12 September 1960 at the Rice Hotel in Houston, TX

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• Senator Kennedy inspired so many with his decades of service, so I can't think of a more fitting tribute then working to educate and motivate future generations of citizens and public servants alike.

  Hillary Clinton

  Thinking, Generations, Citizens

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• I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be.

  Scott McClellan

  Kind, Servant, Wanted

  Scott McClellan (2008). “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception”, p.10, PublicAffairs

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• There'll be some savings from preventing double dipping by public servants which are currently able to access not one but two fully tax payer funded schemes and of course there will be out paid parental leave levy. So all up not only is this an important economic reform, an important reform to have to grow our economy more strongly, it also will leave the budget better off which will help us fix the mess that Labor has created with the budget.

  Tony Abbott

  Two, Important, Get Better

  Source: www.theguardian.com

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• We must remember not to judge any public servant by any one act, and especially should we beware of attacking the men who are merely the occasions and not the cause of disaster.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Men, Judging, Causes

  Theodore Roosevelt (1901). “The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses”

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• The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants to wash public telephone booths and the glass over traffic lights? Every time I see someone doing these things, I smile like a child.

  Jonathan Carroll

  Smile, Children, Glasses

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• The librarian of today, and it will be true still more of the librarians of tomorrow, are not fiery dragons interposed between the people and the books. They are useful public servants, who manage libraries in the interest of the public . . . Many still think that a great reader, or a writer of books, will make an excellent librarian. This is pure fallacy.

  William Osler

  Book, Thinking, Dragons

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• I dont believe in labels. I want to do the best I can, all the time. I want to be progressive without getting both feet off the ground at the same time. I want to be prudent without having my mind closed to anything that is new or different. I have often said that I was proud that I was a free man first and an American second, and a public servant third and a Democrat fourth, in that order, and I guess as a Democrat, if I had to takeplace a label on myself, I would want to be a progressive who is prudent.

  Lyndon B. Johnson

  Believe, Men, Feet

  Johnson, Lyndon B. (1965). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1964”, p.368, Best Books on

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• But veteran lawmakers torn apart by PTSD don't have a choice about being Exhibit A in the case against Washington politics. When you see what can happen to a page or a junior congressman, it passes on in a very real way, not in a history-class sense, that reality of what political power really is, .. Who are we to impose this emotional albatross on public servants? As a nation, we pretend to elect our leaders. It seems unjust to make them a special class to suffer for our sins over wrongheaded laws, or pay a continuing emotional price for securing their future careers.

  Leon Kass

  Real, Emotional, Class

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• I was brought up to believe that the Christian God wasn't a scared and compromising public servant, but the creator of the whole merciless truth, and I reckon that training spoiled me - I actually took my teachers seriously!

  Sinclair Lewis

  Christian, Teacher, Believe

  "Elmer Gantry". Book by Sinclair Lewis, 1927.

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• You don't have to be an elected official to be a public servant.

  William J. Clinton

  Servant, Elected Officials, Officials

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• Justice is not available to all equally; it is something that many of us must struggle to achieve. As an elected official, I know that fighting for what is just is not always popular but it is necessary; that is the real challenge that public servants face and it is where courage counts the most. Without courage, our action or inaction results in suffering of the few and injustice for all.

  Hilda Solis

  Real, Struggle, Fighting

  "Immigrant's daughter Solis to lead Labor Dept". International Business Times, December 19, 2008.

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• The Open Market Committee, as presently established, is plainly not in the public interest. This committee must be operated by purely public servants, representatives of the people as a whole and not any single interest group. The Open Market Committee should be abolished, and its powers transferred to the Federal Reserve Board - the present public members of the committee, with reasonably short terms of office.

  Wright Patman

  Wisdom, Office, People

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• ... the People of God have to elect public servants who know the difference between serving the public and killing the public, and that those who can't tell the difference don't belong in public office.

  Frank Pavone

  Differences, People, Office

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• I admire John Boehner greatly. He's a great public servant. I think people are going to miss him in the long run because he's a person that is focused on solving problems.

  Jeb Bush

  Running, Thinking, Long

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• Whether to the nation or to the state, no service can be or ever will be rendered by a more able or a more faithful public servant.

  John Quincy Adams

  Faithful, Able, States

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• The cause of the South was the cause of constitutional government, the cause of government regulated by law, and the cause of honesty and fidelity in public servants. No nobler cause did man ever fight for!

  Benjamin F. Grady

  Honesty, Fighting, Men

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• Arizonians are deeply proud of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's service to this country. She will always be remembered by Arizonans and all Americans as an extraordinary public servant.

  Jon Kyl

  Country, Justice, Proud

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• Your public servants serve you right; indeed often they serve you better than your apathy and indifference deserve.

  Adlai Stevenson I

  Apathy, Indifference, Servant

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• This is the difference between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and Sen. Kaine. They are career public servants. Donald Trump is a businessman, not a career politician. He built a business.

  Mike Pence

  Careers, Differences, Politician

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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• Despite 18 years as a non-partisan public servant, my deeper "tribal" affinity has always been Tory. The Afghanistan file has given me an additional reason to cleave to that side of the spectrum. Canadian Conservatives have generally been more comfortable and confident with hard security issues.

  Chris Alexander

  Years, Issues, Sides

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• Walt Shaub is a dedicated public servant, has come up through the ranks under both Democrats and Republicans.

  Reince Priebus

  Republican, Come Up, Dedicated

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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• You've got the right - you've got a wonderful person with Sheila Bair, most of the viewers have never heard of Sheila Bair. [She] has taken eight percent of the deposits in the United States and seamlessly moved those over to sound institutions which in turn have gotten more capital, ended up, it's been a magnificent job.She'll never get a golden parachute or any severance pay or anything. She's done a great job. We've got some great public servants. We have I think the right people in there to get the job done, and then they need more tools.

  Warren Buffett

  Jobs, Taken, Thinking

  "Warren Buffett: I Haven't Seen As Much Economic Fear In My Adult Lifetime". Interview With Charlie Rose, www.cnbc.com. October 1, 2008.

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• There must be public servants who are working regularly among the people.

  Thabo Mbeki

  People, Servant

  SABC TV2 Interview, oldgov.gcis.gov.za. February 16, 2003.

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