Doug Ducey Quotes

It is only when there is the supervision and critical oversight from the people that the government will be in a position to do an even better job, and employees of government departments will be the true public servants of the people.

Good government is the outcome of private virtue.

I am committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct for government officials.

We'll continue to build a nation that is trusted by its people.

In a democratic society, we politicians have to accept criticism, especially when it is founded.

Conscious of our many problems, I seek today to lay a foundation to our public policy. My fundamental purpose is to devote my term of office to raising the standard of public service in New Jersey.

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.

A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves.

Those who wish well to the State ought to choose to places of trust men of inward principle, justified by exemplary conversation.

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.

Every citizen owes to the country a vigilant watch and close scrutiny of its public servants and a fair and reasonable estimate of their fidelity and usefulness.

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.

All persons who take part in government are accountable for their actions.

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

We are responsible for what we do, and also for the influence of our example.

Choose the manager of your government as you would the manager of your private business.

To speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government. Let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it.

I have not found a single good man in government; I have found good only in the people.

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.

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 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.

Republican government presupposes decent and admirable qualities among its citizens - so we should be serious about strengthening character and inculcating virtue.

I'm a very honest politician.

Good governance with good intentions is the hallmark of our government. Implementation with integrity is our core passion.

The state must be the first to be organized and totally committed to serving the interests of the people. We must always be clear that the example is set at the top.