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I respect the office of the presidency, but I never worship at the shrines of our public servants... The Washington press corps has the privilege of asking the president of the United States what he is doing and why.

— Helen Thomas

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I respect the office of the president.

— Jan Brewer

'Worshipping in private,' as Obama does, comes off as just another form of annoying elitism.

— Tina Brown

This post of President is a Constitutional post. It is the duty of everyone, all citizens to see that they respect the post... the institution of President.

— Pratibha Patil

Great American leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worshipped God just as our Founding Fathers did. We must never forget this important aspect of our heritage or use it as a political bargaining chip.

— Steve King

The American president has a peculiar leadership responsibility to speak out for freedom.

— Ted Cruz

Sir, I am no sycophant or worshipper of power anywhere.

— Benjamin F. Wade

He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity.

— Mikhail Bakunin

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in Presidents. Those are prayer and fishing.

— Herbert Hoover

I don't believe in hero worship.

— Bobby Fischer

✗Opposing Perspectives

Being president is like running a cemetery: you've got a lot of people under you and nobody's listening.

— William J. Clinton