#representative

But it's been a great, humbling - and I've been very honored to have the opportunity to serve and to lead and to be the representative of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who are in Washington. And it's been the greatest honor of my life. ↗

— Hugh Shelton

#been #great #greatest #honor #honored

When I finally gave up any hope of doing anything representative of the American family, I actually seemed to have tapped into other people's weirdness in that way. ↗

— Jonathan Franzen

#american #american family #any #anything #doing

Certainly, Gentlemen, it ought to be the happiness and glory of a representative to live in the strictest union, the closest correspondence, and the most unreserved communication with his constituents. Their wishes ought to have great weight with him; their opinions high respect; their business unremitted attention. It is his duty to sacrifice his repose, his /pleasure, his satisfactions, to theirs/, --- and above all, ever, and in all cases, to prefer their interest to his own. But his unbiased opinion, his mature judgement, his enlightened conscience, he ought not to sacrifice to you, to any man, or to any set of men living. These he does not derive from your pleasure, --- no, nor from the law and the Constitution. They are a trust from Providence, for the abuse of which he is deeply answerable. Your Representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgement; and he betrays, instead of serving you, if he sacrifices it to your opinions. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#politics #representative #service #business

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs. ↗

— Alphonse de Lamartine

#dogs #i #i see #more #people

From the beginning, we promised folks that they'll see whatever event we cover in its entirety, from gavel to gavel - whether it's the House of Representatives or the Senate. That's the whole reason for being. ↗

— Brian Lamb

#being #cover #entirety #event #folks

As I assume my responsibilities as your representative, I wish to assure you of my loyalty and devotions, as well of my determination to serve you and the people of Canada to the utmost of my abilities. ↗

— Romeo LeBlanc

#assure #canada #determination #devotions #i

The only way you do anything is to become really active. And the most effective way to get your message to your elected representatives is to make campaign contributions and develop relationships with them. ↗

— Krist Novoselic

#anything #become #campaign #campaign contributions #contributions

We all know we are unique individuals, but we tend to see others as representatives of groups. ↗

— Deborah Tannen

#individuals #know #others #representatives #see

Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives. ↗

— Alexander Hamilton

#govern #here #immediate #people #representatives

I have come to Germany to learn at first hand the problems involved in the reconstruction of Germany and to discuss with our representatives the views of the United States Government as to some of the problems confronting us. ↗

— James F. Byrnes

#confronting #discuss #first #germany #government