Jodi Rell Quotes

I am not the type of politician who will tell you I am going to act for my own benefit. The answer is no, I will continue to serve the public.

I have never tried to fiddle my role as leader of the city of Sheffield, as an MP or as a minister.

If we promise as public officials, we must deliver.

… 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.

What this nation most wants, most yearns for, most needs is someone where people know, all Americans know, that even when they disagree well with him, he will always be accountable to them above one's party, above self and any special interest.

It is my hope that as South Carolina senators, that we will stand up for what is best and good about our state.

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

Having been given that public trust, we have a responsibility to share with the public.

It does not matter what party you are a member of in this great Nation of ours. Accountability and competence are characteristics that Americans value throughout our great land.

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.

We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.

You will find in me a loyal head of state who is ready listen and understand, warn and advise as well as to defend the public interest at all times.

Lincoln's leadership is based on a number of precepts, but my favorite one is that he acted in the name, and for the good, of the people.

I believe good governments have nothing to hide. We want to ensure we maintain confidence in our public institutions.

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.

Public officers are the trustees of the people.

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

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

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.

It is important that politicians defend their ability to act without fear or favour, and it is in the public interest that they hold ministers and public servants to account.

I do believe that the majority of elected officials worked very hard and their heart is in the right place.

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.

Most public officials work hard to serve the public good and abide by Oregon's ethics laws.