Famous quotes by Public Servants

"The way the terrorist is trained to operate, especially the suicide terrorists, makes punishment and the threat of punishment far less valuable to those who would prevent the crime"

John Ashcroft, Public Servant

John Ashcroft

"The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places on the same terms and conditions as other members of the public for counter-terrorism purposes"

John Ashcroft, Public Servant

John Ashcroft

"The FBI. Is a massive culture. It's been a culture that served America well, and it's been focused on prosecution. But what we need in terms of terrorism is prevention"

John Ashcroft, Public Servant

John Ashcroft

"We live in a world of increasing dependence on electronic records and retrieval, unprecedented security and preservation concerns, and insufficient attention to civic and democratic education"

Allen Weinstein, Public Servant

"Thus, the Archivist must display at all times scrupulous independence and a devotion to the laws and principles which govern the responsibilities of the office"

Allen Weinstein, Public Servant

"Then as now, whatever disagreements over policies existed among Americans - and there were many such bitter policy disputes - the purposes and goals for which Americans fought were clearly understood"

Allen Weinstein, Public Servant

"NARA must provide security at our facilities to protect our public patrons, our staff, and our holdings"

Allen Weinstein, Public Servant

"This awareness instills a fierce desire to protect that heritage and - in doing so - to educate Americans in the meaning and importance of our pivotal documents"

Allen Weinstein, Public Servant

"I think that there will always be a need for Housing and Urban Development"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"In 1965, I marched for equality"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"The first duty to children is to make them happy. If you have not made them so, you have wronged them. No other good they may get can make up for that"

Charles Buxton, Public Servant

"Success soon palls. The joyous time is when the breeze first strikes your sails, and the waters rustle under your bows"

Charles Buxton, Public Servant

"We believe that, by the time that we leave office, it will be institutionalized, and these programs will be addressing the needs and curing the problem that we set out to do"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"The other part of outsourcing is this: It simply says where the work can be done outside better than it can be done inside, we should do it"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"One of the problems that we are confronted with is, when we decide to buy or build a home, we don't get a clear picture of what closing costs will be of that home"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been at HUD, I am absolutely convinced that some of the best workers in the world are in Federal Government"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still lift yourself up, and it doesn't matter what color you are"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"They take pride in their schools. They begin to participate, where, when they are renters, they don't do that. So what we're doing by this program is strengthening America"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"Progress for black Americans depends on good schools because education is the last great equalizer"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"But we look back now, and we realize the Great Society was not a success"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"The dream doesn't lie in victimization or blame; it lies in hard work, determination and a good education"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"The largest challenge that we face, from my perspective, is the ability to continue moving forward so the agency will have a single mission: that is, to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"I believe that if you are elderly, physically or mentally handicapped, we have an obligation too you, but if you are able-bodied, you should be working"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"And what most people don't understand is the bulk of business in this country is small business"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"In the final analysis, it is your decision to make, but it doesn't move as fast as I'd like it to move"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

"I think serving your government is the greatest thing in the world"

Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant

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