“The citizens must be certain that the governor is attending to the duties for which he was elected.” CertainDutyCitizensGovernorsAttending Author:Bob McDonnell
“My brother had just been appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory--an office of such majesty that it concentrated in itself the duties and dignities of Treasurer, Comptroller, Secretary of State, and Acting Governor in the Governor's absence. A salary of eighteen hundred dollars a year and the title of "Mr. Secretary," gave to the great position an air of wild and imposing grandeur. I was young and ignorant, and I envied my brother.” YearsBookStatesYoungActingAirPositionBrotherDutyOfficeHundredDignityDollarsAbsenceIgnorantTitlesMy BrotherTerritoryGovernorsSecretaryMajestySalaryGrandeurEighteenImposingEnviedNevadaTreasurer Book:10 Books in 1 Source: 10 Books in 1
“The application requisite to the duties of the office I hold [governor of Virginia] is so excessive, and the execution of them after all so imperfect, that I have determined to retire from it at the close of the present campaign.” DutyOfficeDeterminedCampaignsRetirementApplicationRetiringImperfectExecutionGovernorsVirginia Author:Thomas Jefferson
“It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage...Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe.” MenReligionUniverseSubjectsDutyMembersCreatorEvery ManGovernorsHomageCivil SocietyFounding Fathers ChristianFounding Fathers ReligionFederalistFederalist PapersChristian Heritage Author:James Madison
“Protecting the integrity of every vote cast is among the most important duties I have as governor.” ImportantDutyIntegrityVoteCastsGovernors Author:Pat McCrory
“I think we have lost our way when people like the [board of] governors and the CEO of the NYSE fail to realize they have a duty to the rest of us to act as exemplars... You do not want your first-grade school teacher to be fornicating on the floor or drinking booze in the classroom; similarly you do not want your stock exchange to be setting the wrong moral example.” PeopleThinkingWayWantFirstsSchoolLostRealizingMoralTeacherFailingExampleDutyDrinkingAlcoholSettingSettingsBoardsGradesGovernorsCeoClosetsDrinking AlcoholSchool TeachersGrades In SchoolStock Exchange Author:Charlie Munger