Believe Quote by Theodore Roosevelt

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

When the Commander-in-Chief of a nation finds it necessary to order employees of the government or agencies of the government to do things that…

— Ronald Reagan

IT may be proper to observe further, that this Duty is not confined to those who live under any one particular Form of Government:…

— Charles Inglis

I can find no warrant for such an appropriation in the Constitution, and I do not believe that the power and duty of the…

— Grover Cleveland

I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.

— Esther Dyson

If private men are obliged to perform the offices of government, to protect the weak and dispense justice, then the government becomes only a…

— Henry David Thoreau

“Necessary policemen, firemen, street cleaners, health officers, judges, legislators and executives perform productive services as important as those of anyone in private industry. They…

— Henry Hazlitt

The administration of private justice between the citizens of the same state, the supervision of agriculture and of other concerns of a similar nature,…

— Alexander Hamilton

If private men are obliged to perform the offices of government, to protect the weak and dispense justice, then the government becomesonly a hired…

— Henry David Thoreau

I confess I am at a loss to discover what temptation the persons entrusted with the administration of the general government could ever feel…

— Alexander Hamilton

Whatever power may be necessary for the National Government a certain portion must necessarily be left in the States. It is impossible for one…

— George Mason

Public officials, including state legislators, have a duty to act impartially.

— John Paul Stevens