Joko Widodo Quotes

Many Americans do not understand that the officers of the government are simply the servants of the people.

I'd always thought that, in all the great sci-fi constructs, there's always the guy who seems like he's the commander, but then you reveal that there's an even bigger puppet master up above and beyond him.

Presidents come from the people and the should return to the people.

Renzi is a pawn. Renzi is a dumb slave at the disposal of nameless people who want to control all of our lives from Brussels.

I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.

Democracy consists of choosing your dictators, after they've told you what you think it is you want to hear.

You carry forever the fingerprint that comes from being under someone's thumb.

I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

There's always been a man telling me what to do.

Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which the people have made.

The deputies of the people should not and cannot be the people's representatives, they can only be its servants.... The moment that people give power to their representatives, they abdicate their liberty.

A government as good as the people.

A President is not elected to do as he pleases. He is elected to do as the people please.

In this country the government responds to the people, not the other way around.

If certain selected bodies of men, deputed on these principles, determine contrary to the wishes and expectations of their constituents, the people have an undoubted right to reject their decisions, to call for a revision of their conduct, to depute others in their room, or if they think proper, to demand further time for deliberation on matters of the greatest moment: …

We have a Congress to serve the people who provide the money.

The reason why I'm in Parliament is not really to see my colleagues win power; it is to see us at last in a position where we can give it up.

If you believe in democracy, the overreach of leaders is a good reminder that vigorous public debate and time-consuming due process are not only more fair and more just, but that over the long term they usually produce better government, too.

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.

Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.

The trouble with government as it is, is that it doesn't represent the people. It controls them.

Power that controls the economy should be in the hands of elected representatives of the people, not in the hands of an industrial oligarchy.

The power of the leader is given to him by the people, so he has a duty to engage and listen more attentively and carefully to the aspirations of the people.

The throne we honour is the people's choice.