Carol Shea-Porter Quotes

When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.

The Administration of Government, is nothing else but the Attendance of the Trustees of the People upon the Interest and Affairs of the People

I think I would just want to say that I do view serving in government as an honor, and I do view it as a responsibility.

I'm a public servant. And I work for the American people.

I think we need politicians; we need people who want to serve.

If our nation is to rebuild opportunity for future generations, it will require our elected leaders to realize that their responsibility lies not with their political party, but rather with the American people that they have been chosen to represent.

The administration of government, like a guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not to those who receive the trust.

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and trustees are created for the benefit of the public.

Public officers are the trustees of the people.

The trust that goes with public service is a heavy burden on those who would lead us.

The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or party.

There's a truth about public service that is often unspoken and rarely understood - that the role of our elected officials is about much more than balancing budgets and ensuring the delivery of essential services.

The fact is the American people want men and women to stand up and represent them and to put their interests ahead of the party interests.

I just want to faithfully represent the public that voted for me and diligently work for all the people in Israel. If I can do that, I don't care what anyone says about me.

What motivated me to dedicate myself to public service for nearly two-thirds of my life was the chance to produce results for those people who entrusted me to be their voice and their champion.

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

We have the incredible privilege of serving in the highest offices in the state. We must prove ourselves worthy of our fellow citizens' faith. We must be trusted to always place the public's good above our own and to always choose fairness over favoritism.

I come from election, I come from the people. I owe gratitude to our people. I do everything for the good of the country and the people.

A public office is not a job, it is an opportunity to do something for the public.

Being a public servant, this is a serious job, not like a boxer, you're entertaining people.

It is hard to say why politicians are called servants, unless it is because a good one is hard to find.

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.

Ethics in government has always been important to me.

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

Having been given that public trust, we have a responsibility to share with the public.