#public office

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a practice of tenure in public office. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

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1992 became known as the 'Year of the Woman' because so many of us were elected to public office that November, including a record six to the United States Senate. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

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This was the first time a woman in Dallas had won public office of any kind - even women questioned whether or not I was qualified, whether or not I could take it. ↗

— Eddie Bernice Johnson

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While I have served in public office for 30 years, my professional training is as a pharmacist, not a lawyer or an accountant. ↗

— George Ryan

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If I want to continue to build the kind of effort we have with Do Something, being in a public office would help. I wouldn't rule it out, but it's not something I feel determined to do. ↗

— Andrew Shue

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I think we have a number of young people - like yourself - who want to make a difference. I'm not sure the numbers are as large because I think the burden of getting elected to public office at the national level has become astronomically expensive. ↗

— Birch Bayh

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The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

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When I first ran for public office, it was with the passion and idealism of a young man who believed that government could help make our lives better, that public service was a calling and that citizenship demanded responsibilities. There was a greater good. ↗

— James McGreevey

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A public office is not a job, it is an opportunity to do something for the public. ↗

— Franklin Knight Lane

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As Members of Congress, we should not be using public office for private gain. ↗

— Sheila Jackson Lee

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