Jaime Harrison Quotes

Eustis has republican principle enough to admire rotation-in-office, and patriotism enough to serve his country as collector of customs at Boston. Dearborn is equally patriotic but not just now so much an admirer of rotation. This principle is, indeed, more congenial to republicans out of than to those in office.

Having a credible existence in the private sector frees people to be able to be better public servants. You're less concerned with... toeing the party line and more concerned with doing what is right.

As taxpayers, we pay our elected officials to serve the people and protect our state and our interests.

As members of Congress, we take an oath to uphold the Constitution and bear true faith and allegiance to the United States, not the Republican or Democratic party. I have been willing to stand up to my own leadership when it's in the national interest.

The American national security state is totally bipartisan. My biggest problem is with the Democrats, like Feinstein and Pelosi, who are defending it because there is a Democrat in the White House, and they are party loyalists and hacks before they are public servants.

It's not really the job of a public servant to inspire, but to get the job that the people demand done. The Democrats think that if they have hope and are inspired, things will get better, but they actually won't.

Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service.

Thank you for the opportunity for the Democratic Party and progressives to reclaim the votes of the sane citizens of these United States.

And we did it because it's time for City Hall to stop looking out for City Hall and start looking out for the people like you and me who are footing the bill.

They [Congressmen] may ... consult and prefer the interests of their particular constituents when they come in conflict with any other particular or local interest, yet it is their first or highest duty, as representatives of the United States, to promote the general good.

Compliments of your Senator, Lyndon Baines Johnson—the greatest good for the greatest number.

We ought to find a way for government to work for the people rather then have the people work for the government.

All of us can agree that we want government to work as well as possible, and we should all applaud efforts to improve it. But there is no escaping the divisive and essential questions: What is the purpose of the state, and whom does it serve?

With the consent of the people, I will seek to continue service in Congress for the well-being of our state and our nation.

I'm a simple small 'c' conservative who believes in public service, serving others, and doing a good job for my country.

You will find me standing up to my rack, as the people's faithful representative, and the public's most obedient, very humble servant.

I feel lucky that I get the privilege of serving in the Senate.

I really do feel like I'm doing what the people that elected me in the first place wanted me to do. I'm not doing it in the same fashion they thought, or that I thought, when I ran for office in 2010. But I will be doing what they wanted me to do, and that is to try to fix Washington.

I love working for the people of Ohio, and I have a lot more work to do as their senator.

My purpose is to call on my colleagues, whether they're Republicans or Democrats, to get behind the agenda of trying to reform the government and make it work for the people rather than the other way around.

Yes, I'll stand up to the party if they're wrong and they aren't going the right way for people in Pennsylvania. But I do believe in Democratic principles.

As an MP, my first duty is to act in the national interest, regardless of party affiliation.

For many of us, our country and the interests of our constituents are more important than our party.

I have been a Democrat ever since I registered to vote, and I'll stay a Democrat, but that's because of what the Democratic Party was supposed to be.

My job as Taoiseach, and the job of any government, of course, is to represent all people.