You don't have to be an elected official to be a public servant. — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
While there continues to be differences, the important point is that all citizens and elected officials use democratic and legal avenues for… — Boris Trajkovski Copy Share Image
[A politician is] a person skilled in the art of compromise. Usually an elected official who has compromised to get nominated, compromised… — Dick Gregory Copy Share Image
I was honored to serve as an elected official for twenty-four years of my life. But right now, I believe our democratic… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
A Supreme Court decision that concessions of this sort were unconstitutional would have taken them off the table and actually increased the… — Michael Kinsley Copy Share Image
Most elected officials cling to their ideological biases, despite the real-world facts that disprove their theories time and again. Most have no… — Lawrence Kudlow Copy Share Image
There's a truth about public service that is often unspoken and rarely understood - that the role of our elected officials is… — J. B. Pritzker Copy Share Image
In votes cast, Latinos have increased to five million in the 1996 Presidential election, up from two million in the 1976 election.… — Bill Dedman Copy Share Image
Far too many of our elected officials are chained to an ideology that is rooted in the past. They are keepers of… — Jared Polis Copy Share Image
Hillary Brown understands that?for our grandchildren's sake?we must rebuild America and, in doing so, re-imagine our interconnected infrastructure systems to make them… — Felix Rohatyn Copy Share Image
Our elected officials would do well to remember that the most prosperous countries are those that allow consumers - not governments -… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Every person of any rank in the left, from voter on up to cabinet member to elected official in the Democrat Party,… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I do think that Americans are poorly served by their media, at times extremely poorly served by their elected officials who are… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Corruption is uniquely reprehensible in a democracy because it violates the system's first principle, which we all learned back in the sunshiny… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
The American people, in their own families, they understand that you have to do that. You have to make the tough decisions.… — Cathy McMorris Rodgers Copy Share Image
Sarah Palin has revealed she has tried marijuana, but she did not like it. You know, it's amazing: 200 million Americans have… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Conservatives are driven and inspired by principles, not personalities. We therefore seek consistency with our elected officials. To the extent that they… — Chris McDaniel Copy Share Image
We know what our policy is regarding the territory of Israel, Kosovo, Bosnia, Macedonia and even Nagorno-Karabakh. What is our policy regarding… — Barry Farber Copy Share Image
We, the people, gave the marching orders to our democratically-elected officials and instructed them. We wanted out of Vietnam and we got… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
Even CEOs police their own bureaucracy. Trump is not that. He does have more in common with these guys than most elected… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I didn't have a perfect model, but I wanted to try to blend my own personal reflections and experiences with this broader… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Why is our (US) government the only one in the civilized world with a stupid, short-term energy policy? Why do our elected… — Donella Meadows Copy Share Image
I decided to run for office because I've seen that elected officials would rather let us suffer than put in the work… — Cori Bush Copy Share Image
Here in Connecticut, we continue to take the necessary steps to save lives and protect loved ones and we are calling on… — Ned Lamont Copy Share Image
Corporations are poisoning our air and water while at the same time lining the pockets of elected officials with political contributions. — Gloria Reuben Copy Share Image
Winston County was a pocket of Republicans. Even in the depression days, when Democrats dominated Alabama, Winston County remained a Republican county… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
The votes elected officials make should be based on the best interests of the American people, not the fear of retribution when… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Perhaps there is a simple answer -- not an easy answer -- but simple: If you and I have the courage to… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I was reminded that it is my obligation not only as an elected official in a pluralistic society, but also as a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The residents and elected officials of Long Island have fought vigorously for many years and spent millions of dollars to preserve the… — Tim Bishop Copy Share Image
The deepest mystery of Twitter is why celebrities and elected officials take part. After all, we all know they can't write their… — David Harsanyi Copy Share Image
Elected officials should be held to a higher standard, and we cannot enable misbehavior with a system that secretly settles with public… — Brad Schneider Copy Share Image
As a former Governor, and more importantly, as a father, I know all too well how protective elected officials are of the… — Ronnie Musgrove Copy Share Image
One answer is that the town's elected officials thought that the project served a public purpose and that the various subsidies and… — Michael Kinsley Copy Share Image
Every year, at every level of government and in every corner of our nation, elected officials are confronted with difficult decisions. The… — Jack Schlossberg Copy Share Image
Any time an elected official in the world we're in today that appears so dysfunctional challenges a core constituency not of their… — Jeb Bush Copy Share Image
Elected officials should be beholden to their values and the values of those they represent, not the special interests that finance their… — Dean Phillips Copy Share Image
You know for many elected officials they all started in the same place. You know marriage is between a man and a… — James McGreevey Copy Share Image
Those of us that go to D.C. and spend a lot of time in D.C., we rely on our locally elected officials… — Jasmine Crockett Copy Share Image
When millions of Americans are tightening their belts, folks have the right to expect their elected officials to do the same. — Ann Kirkpatrick Copy Share Image