Maya Soetoro-Ng Quotes

More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.

Ethics in government has always been important to me.

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

The vast majority of politicians think they are functioning on high principle.

I want to lead a government humble enough to know its place.

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

When you are in the public eye, in the name of public service, you have to understand that the more people know about you, and the more people say they want to support you, the more you have to work even harder to uphold that trust.

There are too many countries where the values we take for granted in our civil servants simply do not exist. Seeing these values in action, applied with dedication by hardworking individuals, makes me proud to lead a service that is making life better for millions across Britain.

This idea that you can't be an honest man and a Washington politician is a myth, a crock made up by sellouts and careerist hacks who don't stand for anything and are impatient with people who do. It's possible to do this job with honor and dignity.

Administrators are there because of the fans and the cricketers to run this game, so credibility of a game, or a board, or even a government for that matter, is important irrespective of what you do. If you are in public life, it is important.

You ask men in office to be honest; I ask them to serve the public.

I don't claim any moral or ethical high ground, but I also have chosen not to run for public office. Shouldn't there be a higher standard of conduct for public officials?

For years now I have been talking about personal responsibility and accountability, both in our private lives and in the halls of government. Those are important principles here in Idaho, and they will form the basis of this administration.

I believe that a politician needs to be with people.

It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born and bred a Dissenter.

No man should be in public office who can't make more money in private life.

I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be.

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.

Those who do not serve the public interest should not hold a public license.

Those civil society groups promoting access to information must also require themselves and other activist groups to provide public accounting if, as proponents of openness, they are to safeguard their own legitimacy and credibility…

I think whenever something is - whenever there's something that affects the public good, then there does need to be some form of public oversight.

You have to tell the people that you want to serve what it is you believe and what you are going to do on their behalf.

I am committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct for government officials.

I learned that public service is a privilege that must be based on moral foundations.