Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.

I believe that engaging in the political process is part of being a good person.

Since an early age I was taught to be very politically aware and knew from childhood that the process was something I wanted to contribute towards if I could.

You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your time.

Parishes can help lift up the moral and human dimension of public issues, calling people to informed participation in the political process.

For me, getting young people engaged in politics and public service is really one of the most fun things that I get to do.

The work of being a citizen is hard and annoying, but it can pay off.

One hopes that good, sensible and brave people will continue to go into public life at all levels.

We shouldn't leave the work of politics to people who run for public office.

The best state is that in which bad men are not allowed to hold office, and good men are not allowed to refuse office.

Politics should be the part-time profession of every citizen.

That's what I'm about -- getting engaged. Too many people don't wade in the mud with the politicians.

But, you know, I'm sorry, I think democracy requires participation. I mean, I don't want to proselytize but I do feel some sort of duty to participate in the process in some way other than just blindly getting behind a political party.

I really got to a point where I thought maybe I would want to be involved politically.

Growing up, when we would get dragged to these events, I didn't want to be there. Over time, as we got older, I developed a real appreciation of the importance of being involved in the democratic process.

At the moment I am a little bit politician, yes. I think that could be my next step. It is not because I want power, it is because of what I think I could do for the people.

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

Since politics fundamentally should be a moral enterprise, the church in this sense has something to say about politics.

Like a lot of people, I'm interested in public service and want to do as much as I can to change the direction of this country and will give some consideration to that after midterm elections.

There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.

I feel it's a person's duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives.

Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.

I was always complaining that there weren't enough good people going into public service, so I figured I had to get behind someone I found so compelling.

I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement.

My grandmother didn't live to see us begin our lives in public service. But she probably would have thought it extraordinary that just two generations after she arrived in San Antonio, one grandson would be the mayor and the other would be on his way - the good people of San Antonio willing- to the United States Congress.