Christine Todd Whitman Quotes

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.

America needs leader that work for them, not partisan gain.

Good government is good politics.

As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.

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.

I take policy seriously; I'm not just trying to be a political hack.

Good government

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

There's a truth about public service that is often unspoken and rarely understood - that the role of our elected officials is about much more than balancing budgets and ensuring the delivery of essential services.

When I became governor, I vowed to restore the public's trust.

The voters of Colorado deserve honest, straight-talking elected officials.

Advocacy groups and voters are not wrong to push candidates to declare their position clearly on policy issues. That is good citizenship. Hard questions should be asked of every candidate, every politician. And those public servants should be prepared to answer, but in their own words.

The fight for reform comes down to a simple goal: giving our citizens the confidence that government serves the people first and the people only.

If you're in government, the right thing to do is be focused on solving real problems and asking what's the best solution to a particular problem.

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.

Part of the problem you have is that you don't have a dialogue between elected officials and their constituents. They've built these barricades, these barriers around themselves and tried to avoid interaction with their constituents.

This idea that you can't be an honest man and a Washington politician is a myth, a crock made up by sellouts and careerist hacks who don't stand for anything and are impatient with people who do. It's possible to do this job with honor and dignity.

Good government only happens when the people working in it do their jobs, and do them well.

I think the record shows that as Speaker, I have taken the lead in cleaning up politics.

Open the way before the new government to prove that it is for serving the people.

A good politician doesn't tell you what he's going to do next.

The success of an elected official is doing what everyone knows needs to be done.

There are two rules for mayors: Be there and do something.

… 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.

Pubic business must be done. It will be done one way or another. If wise men refuse it, others will not. If honest men refuse it, others will not.