Moon Jae-in Quotes

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

In the final analysis, a democratic government represents the sum total of the courage and the integrity of its individuals. It cannot be better than they are.

I am committed to making Georgia a model for open and honest government.

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 am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the public's trust.

Ethics in government has always been important to me.

After all, I have spent the better part of my adult life insisting that government be open... that government be accessible... and that government be held accountable to people who voted us into office.

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver. If we as public officials propose, we must produce.

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.

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

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.

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

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver.

We as citizens should hold our government accountable for word and deed.

The best citizens were supposed to desire honest men in office, men who would not take bribes, men who would appoint high-minded men as their subordinates, men who would look after the public interest, see that public charities were well supported.

I have been in public office and have been criticized. I do not object to it. A public official should be willing to be criticized. An agent of the people of this country should be called to account.

You need to have good people: honourable, capable, committed in politics, standing in public office. It's not a guarantee, but it's the ideal we have to aim for.

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.

I believe in professionalism, less in politicians.

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.

We are determined to rebuild the confidence of our people in public institutions and restore the credibility of those elected to serve them.

We need sensible people in the system, who are honest and passionate about the country and will not fall pray to corruption.

I just want people to know that whatever decisions are made on any issue, I'll make them according to what I believe is in the public interest and my own conscience.