Conscience Quote by Arlen Specter

Everyone has an influence on public affairs if he will take the trouble to exert it.

— Calvin Coolidge

I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to be an elected public…

— Warren Beatty

There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do it because…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

I think anyone who serves in public office should have a little bit of contempt for government in their heart.

— Carlos Lopez-Cantera

In a case involving his private conduct, a President should be treated like any private citizen. The rule of law requires no more -…

— George T. Conway III

To serve the public interest is not the same as being a servant of public opinion.

— Sidney Hook

It is true that the politician, in his professional character, does not always, or even very often, conform to the most approved pattern of…

— Frederick Scott Oliver

No man should be in public office who can't make more money in private life.

— Anonymous

No President should fear public scrutiny of his program. For from that scrutiny comes understanding; and from that understanding comes support or opposition and…

— John F. Kennedy

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

— Abraham Lincoln

A public man has no right to let his actions be determined by particular interests. He does the same thing as a judge who…

— Lord Acton

A politician will do anything to keep his job - even become a patriot.

— William Randolph Hearst