A fundamental problem in politics is that too many people entering the profession, in too many countries at all levels of government, are in it for what they can get out of it, not what they can put in.

The concept of “public servant” is too rare. This distorts agendas and diverts attention to personal rather than publicly beneficial objectives...

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