A Quote by Mike Coffman

Elected officials have always been held to a higher standard, as we should be.

Mike Coffman

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Mike Coffman
American - Politician

Elected officials should be held to a higher standard, and we cannot enable misbehavior with a system that secretly settles with public funds.

Brad Schneider

I just think, obviously as players, we're held to a higher standard. I've had to watch myself on that, but I think if we're held to higher standards, the owners should be held to even higher standards.

Matt Barnes

Our elected officials must understand that we, the American people, expect them to perform the duties of their office, even when that means working with other elected officials from different parties.

Reid Hoffman

While it is OK to give school children prizes for 'effort' - my kids get them all the time - I think international statesmen should probably be held to a higher standard.

Gideon Rachman

I've always held myself to a higher standard, whether I was in law enforcement, whether I was in the military.

Mike Parson

I think that the voters should choose the elected officials, not the elected officials choose the voters.

Alan Grayson

The elected officials should be working for the voters who elected them. Money corrupts the process. Why would you be giving a candidate money unless you expect something in return?

Russell Simmons

The public wants elected officials who have character. The public wants elected officials who are willing to stand up and say things, even if they don't agree with them.

Michael Bloomberg

Far too many of our elected officials are chained to an ideology that is rooted in the past. They are keepers of normalcy who embrace things as they've always been.

Jared Polis

Politics should not be a lifelong career, and elected officials should not be allowed to fix themselves in the halls of power of a nation.

Pierre Poilievre

Police officials routinely execute search warrants on private homes and offices, and Congressional offices should not be treated any differently. There cannot be one set of rules for elected officials and another set of rules for everyone else.

Bobby Jindal

A higher standard of living also brings about a higher standard of culture and civilization.

Ludwig von Mises

Some people think memoirs should be held to a perfect journalistic standard. Some people don't. Obviously I don't. My goal was never to create or to write a perfect journalistic standard of my life. It was always to be as literature.

James Frey

I don't claim any moral or ethical high ground, but I also have chosen not to run for public office. Shouldn't there be a higher standard of conduct for public officials?