#public office

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#common #common sense #decency #everything #favor

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

#could #dallas #even #first #first time

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

— Franklin Knight Lane

#office #opportunity #public #public office #something

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

— Sheila Jackson Lee

#gain #members #office #private #public