“Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official.” — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“There is no greater environmental stabilizer than commoners jolted to duty.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“It can be difficult to speak truth to power. Circumstances, however, have made doing so increasingly necessary.” — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
“We are the pigs who put the pigs in power. If we wanna change that, we gotta build our character.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Ask not what your country can do for you,but ask what you can do for your country.” — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Democratic dissent is not disloyalty, it is a positive civic duty. — Shami Chakrabarti Copy Share Image
“It is perhaps the most important civic duty of every citizen to inform themselves about the issues of the day and cast… — Ben Carson Copy Share Image
“At its heart, civility is the disposition of those who understand that we live together to flourish together—that the wellbeing of our… — Diane Kalen-Sukra Copy Share Image
People aren't as stupid as the politicians think. More and more of us are laughing off our 'civic duty' to vote, rejecting… — Bob Black Copy Share Image
We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty… — Gordon Brown Copy Share Image
Honestly, I'm interested in politics; I'm interested in giving back in some form, performing some sort of civic duty. But I'm not… — Bob Iger Copy Share Image
I was raised to believe that we all have a civic duty and a responsibility as Americans to improve our neighborhoods and… — Paul Cook Copy Share Image
The reason the government sells the census as your ticket to getting goodies - rather than as your civic duty - is… — Tom G. Palmer Copy Share Image
I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values; our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism;… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Children need to get a high-quality education, avoid violence and the criminal-justice system, and gain jobs. But they deserve more. We want… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
“Nothing irks me more than the vocabulary of social responsibility. The very word ‘duty’ is unpleasant to me, like an unwanted guest.… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
“Democracy is not simply a license to indulge individual whims and proclivities. It is also holding oneself accountable to some reasonable degree… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
“Keep struggling, o brave soldier - keep struggling till politicians become an extinct species and politics an extinct profession. The mission is,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“You can stay, you know,” I tell her. “You don’t have to rush off.”“I know,” she says, playfully roughing up my hair… — J.M. Darhower Copy Share Image
What is our civic duty when our system of civics is broken? When our politics are so partisan that we put our… — Karine Jean-Pierre Copy Share Image
“The state is a voluntary association of individuals designed to serve their individual interests. The state is not a faceless villain. The… — Robert Peate Copy Share Image
Anyway, it's not true that the authorities cannot access the content of the phone even if there is no back door. When… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
“Alwasy remember… We are engaged in a battle for the continuation of our capitalist, free-market economic model; our way of life; and… — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
“The Great Activist (Sonnet) The world doesn't need another climate summit, the world needs a climate summon, and not from some fair-weather… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“I can't remember when I've spent a more...enjoyable Saturday." She sighed, then teased his tongue with hers. "Since I don't intend to… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
Using the language of heroism, calling Daniel Ellsberg a hero, and calling the other people who made great sacrifices heroes - even… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
“What can a state institution teach us? In what way can I be reformed by a penal colony and you by, say,… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
“Civil Sanity (Sonnet 1631) You know what the problem is! We question love more than we question hate. We question humility more… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I regard the state of which I am a citizen as a public utility, like the organization that supplies me with water,… — Arnold J. Toynbee Copy Share Image
I think it is every woman's duty to make herself as attractive as her time and means permit. After all, there you… — Ilka Chase Copy Share Image
