The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
But as I always say to people I'm essentially a public service person.
To be a good citizen, it's important to be able to put yourself in other people's shoes and see the big picture. If everything you see is rooted in your own identity, that becomes difficult or impossible.
As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.
Citizenship is a tough occupation which obliges the citizen to make his own informed opinion and stand by it.
As a public figure, you deserve to be treated fairly.
I am not a politician. I am not in politics. I'm just a citizen.
As a public figure, you have to maintain a certain demeanor. We also have responsibility to the public, but of course, I'm not perfect. I have a lot of flaws; my husband can tell you that, my friends, even. They know who I am.
When I first ran for public office, it was with the passion and idealism of a young man who believed that government could help make our lives better, that public service was a calling and that citizenship demanded responsibilities. There was a greater good.
A citizen is a political and moral agent who in fact has a shared sense of hope and responsibility to others and not just to him or herself.
I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to be an elected public servant to perform a public service.
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