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I'm a public servant. And I work for the American people.

It is hard to say why politicians are called servants, unless it is because a good one is hard to find.

I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.

I was an office secretary for a long time. A good secretary.

Being a secretary was considered a very good job in those days.

When politics is no longer a mission but a profession, politicians become more self-serving than public servants.

I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe holding public office.

I want to work with Peter Robinson as first minister in a positive, constructive way and leave the elections to the electorate.

I have had a career in public service.