We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good.
Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.
Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.
The attitude we have towards our personal pets as opposed to the animals that suffer under the factory farm is hypocritical and delusional.