The ancient nobility and gentry of the kingdom...have been thrust out of all public employment...a race of merchants, and manufacturers and bankers and loan-jobbers and contractors have usurped their place. William Cobbett
Public employment contributes neither to advantage nor happiness. It is but honorable exile from one's family and affairs. Thomas Jefferson
Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment. William McKinley