servants

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As America’s 250th anniversary approached, I asked historians, journalists, military leaders and public servants to identify one lesson from the legacies of presidents and first ladies that speaks to the present.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Pelosi said the institute will train advocates, organizers, and public servants of many stripes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

He has also announced plans to cut back the state by reducing the number of ministries and public servants.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

It’s all very strange for anything called a “leadership summit” to feature one speaker after another casting women not as leaders at all, but as servants.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

Unlike indentured servants who might eventually be freed, a slave was a slave forever—unless freed for some reason by an owner.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis