Jack Abramoff Quotes
If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself.
Abramoff, Jack. Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption from America's Most Notorious Lobbyist. WND Books, 2011.
The Treasury Secretary had discovered a massive fraud between some whiskey distillers and some government officials whereby the government was defrauded of millions of dollars of tax revenue. One of the Federal officials Bristow wanted to indict was O. E. Babcock, the President’s personal secretary and advisor. Bristow marshaled the facts and sent a report to Grant who wrote the quoted material in the margin of the report and sent it back to Bristow. Despite Grant’s lack of personal involvement and his immediate willingness to prosecute his close friend and colleague, the stain of scandal spread to Grant and to this day is a part of any discussion of his presidency.
Although this was a very generous gesture, Washington’s personal expenses were quite high. His saddle for example was many times the cost of an average saddle. Over the 8 years of his tenure as Commander-In-Chief his expenses amounted to $449,261.51 in 1780 dollars. Year 2000 value would be about $5 million.
Jack Allan Abramoff is an American lobbyist, businessman, movie producer, writer, and convicted felon. He was at the center of an extensive corruption investigation led by Earl Devaney that resulted in his conviction and to 21 people either pleading guilty or being found guilty, including White House officials J. Steven Griles and David Safavian, U.S. Representative Bob Ney, and nine other lobbyists and congressional aides.
