Public Functionaries Quotes
- This formidable censor of the public functionaries [the press], by arraigning them at the tribunal of public opinion, produces reform peaceably, which must otherwise be… — Thomas Jefferson
- It is often to be observed, that as in digging for precious metals in the mines, much earthly rubbish has first to be troublesomely handled… — Herman Melville
- Work: a dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing. — Ambrose Bierce
- Our Constitution... has not left the religion of its citizens under the power of its public functionaries, were it possible that any of these should… — Thomas Jefferson
- Public opinion: May it always perform one of its appropriate offices, by teaching the public functionaries of the State and of the Federal Government, that… — James K. Polk
- Sometimes a great example is necessary to all the public functionaries of the state. — Napoleon Bonaparte