Top 35 Public Servants Quotes

Words matter. These are the best Public Servants Quotes from famous people such as Richard Grenell, Julien Baker, Jeff Sessions, Helen Thomas, Mike Parson, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.

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Federal employees are public servants, not partisan foot soldiers for President Obama, and shouldn’t have to decide whether a partisan White House request can be ignored without consequences.
Richard Grenell
I am voting in the midterm elections because I believe that when people engage with their local government, it reminds those placed in power that they are public servants who will be held accountable for their decisions.
Julien Baker
We are in a movement that must not fade away. The bosses are you. The people in Washington are public servants, and they serve you.
Jeff Sessions
I respect the office of the presidency, but I never worship at the shrines of our public servants… The Washington press corps has the privilege of asking the president of the United States what he is doing and why.
Helen Thomas
As public servants, we constantly strive to be the best for the people of Missouri.
Mike Parson
The main reasons for the growth and institutionalization of corruption are: a culture of secrecy with lack of transparency, and weak institutions for securing the accountability of public servants, such as the Vigilance bodies, the criminal investigative agencies and the judiciary.
Prashant Bhushan
Sick leave should be used to cover the costs of paying people who work in the public service who are sick, and that we can deliver that to our public servants while making it affordable for Canadian taxpayers.
Pierre Poilievre
In India, all public servants employed by the central or a state government or any other public authority under their control are required under the relevant civil service rules to submit returns of movable and immovable assets owned by them and their immediate family.
Prashant Bhushan
District attorneys are often some of the finest public servants. However, the system in which they operate to investigate cases of police misconduct leaves a huge window for unintended bias.
Letitia James
The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants to wash public telephone booths and the glass over traffic lights? Every time I see someone doing these things, I smile like a child.
Jonathan Carroll
Words without deeds is an affront to the principle that guides our Nation and makes a mockery of the values we as public servants claim to love.
Jon Corzine
The Science Council of Japan is a government organization and operates with a roughly Yen1 billion budget annually. And appointed members become public servants.
Yoshihide Suga
It sounds outright bland, but people here in Indiana want conscientious public servants who have deep convictions but are prepared to work across the aisle when possible.
Todd Young
It is important that politicians defend their ability to act without fear or favour, and it is in the public interest that they hold ministers and public servants to account.
Jeremy Corbyn
We call ourselves public servants but I’ll tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good.
Barbara Jordan
It is only when there is the supervision and critical oversight from the people that the government will be in a position to do an even better job, and employees of government departments will be the true public servants of the people.
Wen Jiabao
The American national security state is totally bipartisan. My biggest problem is with the Democrats, like Feinstein and Pelosi, who are defending it because there is a Democrat in the White House, and they are party loyalists and hacks before they are public servants.
Glenn Greenwald
Democrats and all public servants just need to be honest. If we have schools that aren’t working … we need to face the facts and fix them.
Gina Raimondo
Data indicate that taxpayers may be paying their public servants more than a little too much.
Jason Chaffetz
Firefighters are some of the most selfless public servants you will ever encounter.
Denis Leary
Trump granted pardons because of Fox… He raged against migrant ‘caravans’ because of Fox. He accused public servants of treason because of Fox. And he got the facts wrong again and again because of mistakes and misreporting by the network.
Brian Stelter
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.
Mark McKinnon
Public servants should be focused on serving the public – not any special interest group, and good governance should be an expectation – not an exception.
Abigail Spanberger
I believe that Bill Clinton will be remembered as one of our nation’s great Presidents, and Senator Clinton as one of our nation’s great public servants.
Joe Andrew
Kentucky’s first responders and fire fighters are true public servants who keep our communities safe.
Andy Beshear
A merit-based system will reward great public servants, and getting rid of the shirkers will improve morale and the pride of our federal workers. It will attract better workers to run our agencies.
Stephen Moore
Since taking the oath of office as our state’s 36th Governor, I’ve met so many dedicated state workers that take great pride in being hard-working public servants.
Jim Justice
We owe our public servants, from school teachers to state employees, a sustainable and well-funded retirement that they can count on.
Walker Stapleton
Millions of public workers have become a kind of privileged new class – a new elite, who live better than their private sector counterparts. Public servants have become the public’s masters. No wonder the public is upset.
Mortimer Zuckerman
I hope the true public servants learn from this that they should not be afraid and they will get incredible grass-roots support if they call out corruption.
Zephyr Teachout
The United States is considered a puritanical society by many Western nations. For example, they can’t believe we hassle public servants like General David Petraeus because he had a mistress. In France, if a powerful man doesn’t have a mistress, he’s considered a wimp.
Bill O’Reilly
Manufactured scandals prohibit public servants from doi

Manufactured scandals prohibit public servants from doing the job they were elected or appointed to do.
Charles B. Rangel
I’m suggesting that the prohibition on people who survive on money coming from government, that includes pensioners and public servants, standing for Parliament – it’s absurd.
Bob Brown
Canberra was my home for many years, and there’s a lot to love about it. It has a small population with a strong sense of community and is top-heavy with interesting, highly educated, socially progressive people – the opposite of the stereotypical image of dull public servants.
Judy Horacek
I believe that as public servants, we have a shared goal – to deliver to Americans the service they deserve and expect.
Todd Park