Quotes about Public Service Integrity

Narendra Modi

Good governance depends on ability to take responsibility by both administration as well as people.

Tom Coburn

The career politicians in Washington had transformed a government "for the people" into a government for themselves and for special interests.

Kiran Bedi

Corrupt bureaucrats and cops ought to dismissed or compulsorily retired from service, as they are a drain on the service. Their performance must be vigorously assessed.

William Howard Taft

We can't have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.

Wangari Maathai

As long as there is no trust and confidence that there will be justice and fairness in resource distribution, political positioning will remain more important than service

Newt Gingrich

Virtually all the civil servants voted for Hillary. Those who refuse to enforce the lawful instructions of the new administration should be fired, and we should understand that if you go to the Environmental Protection Agency, you are dealing with a very substantial population of fanatics, who are going to do everything they can to undermine Trump. We don’t have to tolerate people we pay undermining the people we elect.

Gingrich was commenting on the 2016 election results and the subsequent “resistance” from government employees. The statement in BOLD is a commonly cited quote; broader context is provided here.

Arnold Palmer

It is such a disappointment in American political reaction and actions. When some of our politicians are flying around the country in private airplanes all the time, using public services as their mode of private transportation, and then criticizing us who are in business.

Public Service Integrity Quotes