Common Quote by Barbara Jordan

The way things are supposed to work is that we're supposed to know virtually everything about what they [the government] do: that's why they're…

— Glenn Greenwald

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

— Thabo Mbeki

Our form of government does not enter into rivalry with the institutions of others. Our government does not copy our neighbors', but is an…

— Pericles

“We must hold to a rigid accountability those public servants who show unfaithfulness to the interests of the nation or inability to rise to…

— Theodore Roosevelt

To me, a public servant should have both the grounding and the compassion to carry the common sense and good will of his or…

— Amy Klobuchar

It's incumbent on good public servants to maintain their voices and originality of thinking.

— Ronan Farrow

Why are congressmen called public servants? You never see servants that anxious to keep their jobs.

— Robert Quillen

Government is at its best when you've got servant leaders that are acting for the good of the public.

— Doug Burgum

Public servants should be focused on serving the public - not any special interest group, and good governance should be an expectation - not…

— Abigail Spanberger

I find that the great majority of public servants across the entire political spectrum come because they believe in the United States and they…

— Condoleezza Rice

Public service is about serving all the people, including the ones who are not like you.

— Constance Wu

It is just observation that the people commonly intend the Public Good.

— Alexander Hamilton