Uncompensated Effort Quotes
In the letter, he was refusing a donation of five hundred guineas for his efforts in Parliament on behalf of the persecuted Roman Catholics of Ireland. See related quotes.
To a radio station that offered him substantial remuneration for broadcasting:
Prince de Benévant. The king, notoriously tight with money, had come up with the idea of not paying any of the French Deputies, and minsters of state. The honor of being appointed and serving would be sufficient. The Prime Minister persuaded the king that the cost would be too high. Where government officials are ill paid, they tend to use their power corruptly to extract money from the public or those they are supposed to regulate. This is a major problem in underdeveloped countries and even in some local and state governments here in America.
