Burden Quote by Thomas Jefferson

In government offices which are sensitive to the vehemence and passion of mass sentiment public men have no sure tenure. They are in effect…

— Walter Lippmann

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

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 believe that government should confine itself to the public realm and that it should be as stripped down as possible, within reason. It…

— Camille Paglia

Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters. Not only is their time and labor due to the government, but they should…

— Grover Cleveland

In a country where offices arecreated solely for the benefit of the people no one man has any more intrinsic right to official station…

— Anonymous

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

— Carlos Lopez-Cantera

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

Public office must not be a means to profit or become rich.

— King Felipe VI

“...it is all wrong that a person who is going to be deemed worthy of the office should himself solicit it... for no one…

— Aristotle

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

— Sheila Jackson Lee

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

— Hillary Clinton