#civilservant — Public Fediverse posts

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

Under the spoils system a man is appointed to an ordinary clerical or ministerial position in the municipal, Federal, or State government, not primarily because he is expected to be a good servant, but because he has rendered help to some big boss or to the henchman of some big boss. His stay in office depends not upon how he performs service, but upon how he retains his influence in the party. This necessarily means that his attention to the interests of the public at large, even though real, is secondary to his devotion to his organization, or to the interest of the ward leader who put him in his place.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 5 “Applied Idealism” (1913)

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…

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Government Clerk Android
Even in the Epochian era, these variants of clerical models are always sticklers for rules and regulations, and if confronted with a query or task that is even remotely outside their area of expertise or perceived department, they will direct the inquirer to another person or facility, or require the person asking to fill out a non-existent form or supply some sort of government identification.

Ink art from page 34, from The Mutant Epoch RPG Expansion Rules book
See a huge art gallery from this book, here:
https://www.outlandarts.com/TME-Expansion-Rules-ArtGallery1.htm


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