My friends, I've been an imperfect servant of my country for many years.

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And I want to thank the people of New York for giving the best public servant in my family a chance to continue serving the public.

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From a very young age, I was exposed to a world of diplomacy, travel and community service (my father was a public servant and career diplomat).

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In my house no one is the servant as we "pick up" after each other and we don't find anything demeaning about it.

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"I know how much it warmed the heart of my great predecessor, God's servant John Paul II, that this act of historic justice happened and that Europe was able to breathe with two lungs - an eastern one and a western one, " the letter said.

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His father, my grandfather, was a cook, a domestic servant to the British.

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My friend Gretchen Rubin, whose blog The Happiness Project is a vital part of my morning routine, describes technology as a great servant but a terrible master.

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And whether it's my cabinet or it is the lowest federal civil servant out there, I want them to understand they are working for the American people, to help the American people achieve their dreams.

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He has been charged with theft by a public servant after one victim said he used "Find My iPad" to track the device to Mr. Dovel's home in Bedford, Texas.

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And even when it means resisting the policy positions of many in my own political party, I've always strived to be, first and foremost, a public servant and do what is best for the people and never acquiesce to being a political servant.

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