--- title: "4 Federal Workers Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 4 Federal Workers quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Federal Workers sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/virgil-goode-23292_congress_the-retirement-system-that-is-in-place-f_1873102.jpg" --- > [The retirement system that is in place for members of Congress and other federal workers features what is known as the Federal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-goode/the-retirement-system-that-is-in-place-for-members-of-congress-and/) [Virgil Goode](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-goode/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/virgil-goode-23292_congress_the-retirement-system-that-is-in-place-f_1873102.jpg) > [Lacking a profit motive, workers in the government by and large have a different work ethic from those in private industry. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-kessler/lacking-a-profit-motive-workers-in-the-government-by-and-large-have-a/) [Ronald Kessler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-kessler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/ronald-kessler-13022_find_lacking-a-profit-motive-workers-in-the-g_2655017.jpg) > [A merit-based system will reward great public servants, and getting rid of the shirkers will improve morale and the pride of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-moore/a-merit-based-system-will-reward-great-public-servants-and-getting/) [Stephen Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e05/stephen-moore-5060_better_a-merit-based-system-will-reward-great-p_2856757.jpg) > [“And that brings me to one last point. I've got a simple message for all the dedicated and patriotic federal workers who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/and-that-brings-me-to-one-last-point-i-ve-got-a-simple-message-for/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/713/barack-obama-17_civil-rights_and-that-brings-me-to-one-last-point-i-v_3128504.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/federal-workers/#itemlist", "name": "Federal Workers Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The retirement system that is in place for members of Congress and other federal workers features what is known as the Federal Employment Retirement Plan.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Virgil Goode" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-goode/the-retirement-system-that-is-in-place-for-members-of-congress-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/virgil-goode-23292_congress_the-retirement-system-that-is-in-place-f_1873102.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/virgil-goode-23292_congress_the-retirement-system-that-is-in-place-f_1873102.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/virgil-goode-23292_congress_the-retirement-system-that-is-in-place-f_1873102.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The retirement system that is in place for members of Congress and other federal workers features what is…” — Virgil Goode", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Lacking a profit motive, workers in the government by and large have a different work ethic from those in private industry. 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