Sonny Perdue Quotes

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

The purpose of a politician is to be a leader. A politician has to lead. Otherwise he's just a follower.

Public officers are the trustees of the people.

To govern is to chose.

It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.

Good ideas are the backbone of good government.

It's my job as governor to set a vision.

More is required of public officials than slogans and handshakes and press releases. More is required. We must hold ourselves strictly accountable. We must provide the people with a vision of the future.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

You must see the persons who are in charge - persons you can punish or vote for.

My plan is to govern as long as I can.

Politics is about accountability, it is about leadership, it is about courage.

Our expectations of our leaders are too high—in what they can do to effect our day-to-day lives.

All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise.

In a democracy, power implies responsibility.

What is a government for except to dictate. If it does not dictate, then it is not a government.

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.

I loved being governor. It’s like running your own little country.

Governing is about selecting.

Boy Governor

I think it's time that we said to people who are incapable of acknowledging that they've ever got anything wrong: 'I'm sorry, you've had your day.' Unelected, unaccountable elites, I'm afraid it's time to say, 'You're fired. We are going to take back control.'

Governing has always been hard.

It's absolutely right that we scrutinise the leaders who after all are going to be in a position of great power.

Reading a teleprompter is not what makes you presidential. It's your actions that you take, and it's democracy.