George Washington Quotes

When we like our new rulers we call them public servants. When we are mad at them we call them bureaucrats; but it is the business of self-government to see that they remain servants of the public instead of becoming its masters.

If you accept the privilege of public service, you had better understand the responsibilities of public service.

We are here to serve our citizens and not our ambitions.

… a right-minded and true-hearted statesman who has had as much sovereign power placed in his hands as you have placed in mine should regard himself as the servant of the Senate; and often of the people as a whole; and sometimes of private citizens, too.

I freely acknowledge myself the servant of the people, according to the bond of service -- the United States Constitution; and that, as such, I am responsible to them.

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

When you decide you're going to be a public servant, you should not be able to take on interests that conflict with the city.

Good servants frequently make good masters.

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

I will not be able to rule without you. You and I have the same responsibility. I do, as Bolivia's number one servant. Servant - one who serves the nation, not one whom the nation serves.

It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.

But there is a corollary to freedom and that's personal responsibility, and the real challenge is how you generate that personal responsibility without imposing it.

Too many people in government seem to think they are above regular folks, and I said I would expect humility in the way each member of my team served- that they would recognize that the taxpayer is boss.

If I weren't doing the politics, I wouldn't be doing my job.

I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient. God is not finished with me yet.

I will do what the Prime Minister asks me to do; that is my consistent approach to politics and to service.

I will treat everyone equally and be a servant of the Egyptian people.

As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

You don't ever earn a right to stop doing anything if you feel there is an obligation to move in terms of public service.

A public official must feel that he is a servant of the people. This is true of all public officials but perhaps in a special sense true of the Secretary of State, for our party lines stop at the water’s edge.

Men in great places are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business.

A whistle-blower is a public servant of the highest order.

We want to bring back to Washington people who are more interested in public service than they are in private gain.