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“There can be no complete and permanent reform of the civil service until public opinion emancipates congressmen from all control and influence over government patronage. Legislation is required to establish the reform. No proper legislation is to be expected as long as members of Congress are engaged in procuring offices for their constituents.”

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Author:Rutherford B. Hayes

“A democracy cannot function effectively when its constituent members believe laws are being bought and sold.”

Believe Law Democracy Members Function Constituents

Author:John Paul Stevens

“As his colleagues have noted in their tribute to him, it was typical of Leo Ryan's concern for his constituents that he would investigate personally the rumors of mistreatment in Jonestown that reportedly affected so many from his district. Leo Ryan is the 88th recipient of a Congressional Gold Medal and only the 4th Member of Congress to receive this high honor from his colleagues.”

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Author:Leo Ryan

“Democracy has at least one merit, namely that a Member of Parliament cannot be stupider than his constituents, for the more stupid he is, the more stupid they were to elect him.”

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Book:Autobiography

Source: Autobiography

“The member of Congress who forgets his constituents' needs usually serves only one term.”

Needs Term Forget Members Congress Constituents

Author:Edward Brooke

“Where's that toxic rhetoric coming from? Let's not make a false pretense of balance: it's coming, overwhelmingly, from the right. It's hard to imagine a Democratic member of Congress urging constituents to be "armed and dangerous" without being ostracized; but Representative Michele Bachmann, who did just that, is a rising star in the G.O.P.”

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Author:Paul Krugman

“The primary ineluctable facts of the birth and death of each one of the constituent members in a social group determine the necessity of education.”

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Book:Democracy And Education

Source: Democracy And Education

“I don't want to make a member of Congress do something that that member of Congress's constituents would not approve of, or would not agree to. So in that regard, I'm kind of the opposite of a lobbyist.”

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Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Members of Congress care about reelection most of all. And that means they care about their constituents. So you have to be a constituent to make your voice heard.”

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Author:Ezra G. Levin

“There was an implicit conviction that the UN would be stronger than the sum of its constituent member-states.”

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Book:Towards a new world: defining moments

Source: Towards a new world: defining moments

“As Members of Congress we can now engage with our constituents via online innovations like the Huffington Post, while a small business in rural Oregon can use the Internet to find customers around the world.”

World Use Internet Members Innovation Congress Customers Around The World Posts Online Small Business Constituents Oregon

Author:Ron Wyden