Georgina Beyer - Political Offices

Famous quotes containing the words political offices, political and/or offices:

“Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on [political offices], a rottenness begins in his conduct.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

“Common hypocrites pass themselves off as doves; political and literary hypocrites pose as eagles. But don’t be fooled by their eagle-like appearance. These are not eagles, but rats or dogs.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)

“If private men are obliged to perform the offices of government, to protect the weak and dispense justice, then the government becomes only a hired man, or clerk, to perform menial or indifferent services.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)