Government Quote by Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Personally, I feel that it is the most contemptible thing for a politician to seek personal gains from politics.

— Khem Veasna

We shouldn't leave the work of politics to people who run for public office.

— Hillary Clinton

I'm not one of the people who have to be in public office.

— Antonio Villaraigosa

I'm not really a big fan of the idea that getting elected to public office means you get to live lavishly on the taxpayer's…

— John Fetterman

We should distinguish carefully skepticism about Big Government from contempt for all government.

— Mitch Daniels

Whether elected or appointed, public officials serve those who put and keep them in office. We cannot depend upon them to fight our battles.

— Charles Hamilton Houston

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

As Members of Congress, we should not be using public office for private gain.

— Sheila Jackson Lee

It is only the novice in political economy who thinks it is the duty of government to make its citizens happy - government has…

— Walt Whitman

We've got ourselves into a situation where government service is somehow seen to be a political act rather than an act of civic duty…

— Fiona Hill

It makes me mad to see people in government serving themselves at our expense.

— Richard Cordray

In a virtuous government, and more especially in times like these, public offices are what they should be - burdens to those appointed to…

— Thomas Jefferson