Albert Schweitzer
Philosopher, Theologian
"There is no higher religion than human service."
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Public Service
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Douglas Wilder
Politician
"You don't ever earn a right to stop doing anything if you feel there is an obligation to move in terms of public service."
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Politician
"All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into the public service."
Ronald Reagan
Politician, Actor
"I'm just a citizen temporarily in public service."
John Adams
Founding Father, Politician
"I consider a decent respect for Christianity among the best recommendations for public service."
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"I have a lifelong devotion to public service."
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"As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and they would rather serve with their money than with their persons, the State is not far from its fall."
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