David Crockett Quotes

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.

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.

We are here to serve our citizens and not our ambitions.

I freely acknowledge myself the servant of the people, according to the bond of service -- the United States Constitution; and that, as such, I am responsible to them.

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'm a public servant. And I work for the American people.

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.

I just want to faithfully represent the public that voted for me and diligently work for all the people in Israel. If I can do that, I don't care what anyone says about me.

I hate raising money. It diverts you from what your real task is: to be a representative. You're diverted into preservation when you really want to spend your time and energy making a better state and a better country - which is the reason you ran in the first place.

If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself.

As taxpayers, we pay our elected officials to serve the people and protect our state and our interests.

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.

Being a public servant, this is a serious job, not like a boxer, you're entertaining people.

It is hard to say why politicians are called servants, unless it is because a good one is hard to find.

During my two terms serving the good people of New Hampshire's First District, I always worked for what I call the bottom 99% of Americans, and I never forgot that public office is a public trust.

Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service.

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

If I weren't doing the politics, I wouldn't be doing my job.

As a legislator, I saw how effective I could be by being transparent, posting and explaining all of my votes.

You think your congressman is working all day to get you a job? He may want to. He or she is probably not a bad person. They probably want to do the right thing. But they can't.

A government job is an occasion for public service, not special privilege. The undivided loyalty to the public interest required of the governorship makes it inappropriate to keep the profusion of gifts that arrive every day at this office.

A whistle-blower is a public servant of the highest order.

We want to bring back to Washington people who are more interested in public service than they are in private gain.

Presidents come from the people and the should return to the people.

If you accept the privilege of public service, you had better understand the responsibilities of public service.