Public officers are the servants and agents of the people, to execute the laws which the people have made.
Grover ClevelandRead
Your every voter, as surely as your chief magistrate, exercises a public trust.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Every voter has a responsibility and role in the democratic process, similar to that of a leader.
This quote emphasizes the importance of each individual's participation in the electoral process, highlighting that voting is not just a right but a public trust in which every voter contributes to the collective decision-making that affects their society. It suggests that the responsibility of governance is shared among voters and leaders alike, reinforcing the idea that democracy functions effectively when citizens are engaged and informed.
Themes
VoterTrustDemocracyResponsibilityParticipation
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about the importance of civic engagement.
More from Grover Cleveland
All quotes βUnswerving loyalty to duty, constant devotion to truth, and a clear conscience will overcome every discouragement and surely lead the way to usefulness and high achievement.
Grover ClevelandRead
Though the people support the government; the government should not support the people.
Grover ClevelandRead
It is the responsibility of the citizens to support their government. It is not the responsibility of the government to support its citizens.
Grover ClevelandRead
Once the coffers of the federal government are opened to the public, there will be no shutting them again.
Grover ClevelandRead
The lessons of paternalism ought to be unlearned and the better lesson taught that while the people should patriotically and cheerfully support their government, its functions do not include the support of the people.
Grover ClevelandRead
Similar quotes
My friends and I have been coddled long enough by a billionaire-friendly Congress.
Warren BuffettRead
The immigration issue is, I recognize, one that generates a lot of passion, but it does not make sense for us to want to push talent out.
Barack ObamaRead
If elected members of any body - whether it's a state house or Congress - were not willing to take career-ending or at least election-losing votes, I would not have the right to vote today.
Elizabeth EstyRead
American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free.
Bob SchiefferRead
To the people who are upset about their hard-earned tax money going to things they donβt like: welcome to the f*cking club. Reimburse me for the Iraq war and oil subsidies, and diaphragms are on me!
Jon StewartRead
The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return.
Gore VidalRead