“Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.”
— Senator Margaret Chase Smith, 1953 Statement
“Let the public service be a proud and lively career. And let every man and woman who works in any area of our national government, in any branch, at any level, be able to say with pride and with honor in future years: ‘I served the United States Government in that hour of our nation’s need.’”
— President John F. Kennedy, 1961 State of the Union
