Nelson Mandela Quotes

To me, politics is an extension of what I do in medicine.

If it’s liberal to feed the hungry and house the homeless, you can call me a liberal. If it’s liberal to make sure a young mother can see a doctor when her baby’s sick, call me a liberal.

There is a very close connection between being a doctor and a politician. The doctor tries to prevent illness, then tries to treat it if it comes. It's exactly the same as what you try to do as a politician, but with regard to society.

A democrat must be utterly selfless. He must think and dream not in terms of self or of party, but only of democracy.

The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service.

You can't be involved in healthcare without being involved in the battle against AIDS.

We’re a democracy and we’re defended by volunteers.

Government is a progressive instrument for the common good.

If the United States wants to promote freedom within its borders and in the developing world, then it must be serious about promoting freedom from sickness. Only nations whose citizens are healthy can benefit from the ideals of Roosevelt.

What is the soul, the informing spirit of our institutions, of our entire system of government but public opinion. Let us direct the force, the vast moral force of this engine, to the aid of others.

In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods, than in giving health to men.

Becoming a doctor, I can only help my village. By becoming a politician I can help my whole country.

There's something else that my mother taught me, public service is about service. And, as her daughter, I've had a special window into how she serves. I've seen her holding the hands of mothers, worried about how they'll feed their kids, worried about how they'll get them the healthcare they need.

I love Scotland; I love the NHS. I was born into the NHS; I grew up in the NHS. My family grew up in the NHS.

Sure, banking bills are important, but they don't save lives.

Fueled by the kindness and generosity of strangers, 'Food for the Poor' builds houses for people.

I used to work with a relief group that took care of the people in the dump. We took them food and water and medicine and built homes and took them to church services, whatever was needed.

I've always felt like in a democracy - this is how I was raised - that as a citizen, it's your duty to work hard for the agenda of the country.

I would do anything that helps people do things better. Even if the Indian government comes to me for anything, I would be very open.

I'm here to serve the entire community. It doesn't matter if you voted for me or not.

The NHS is something we should put above everything else.

From maintaining public safety to educating our children to providing critical services, our police officers, firefighters, sanitation workers, teachers, librarians and so many other public employees are there for us when we need them most.

In my opinion, serving the common good is the true purpose of politics and is also the perspective through which our community should consider constitutional reform.

It is our social responsibility as citizens of India to help fulfil Gandhiji's vision of Clean India, by his 150th birth anniversary in 2019.

Care of the poor is incumbent on society as a whole.