Let no guilty man escape, if it can he avoided.... No personal consideration should stand in the way of performing a public duty. Ulysses S. Grant
The government and the church are two different realms of service, and those in political office have to face a subtle but important difference between the implementation of the high ideals of religious faith and public duty. Jimmy Carter
My doctor says that I have a malformed public duty gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre,' he muttered to himself, 'and that I am therefore excused from saving Universes. Douglas Adams
One reads for pleasure... it is not a public duty. Alan Bennett
I consider it a public duty to answer falsifications with facts. I will not pretend that I find this an unpleasant duty. I am an old campaigner, and I love a good fight. Franklin D. Roosevelt