What motivates me is the desire to bring up a whole new…

The women of my generation and my daughter's generation, they were very active in moving along the social change that would result in equal…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

In a democracy, if people don't have accurate information, how can they be active citizens? How can they be part of the debate? And…

— Hillary Clinton

It may not be what you would've chosen, but we all have a responsibility to be active citizens and shape our system and our…

— Susan Rice

Sixty years of Western nations excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe because in…

— George W. Bush

Frequent worshippers are also significantly more active citizens. They are more likely to belong to community organizations, especially those concerned with young people, health,…

— Jonathan Sacks

What is this much repeated phrase 'active citizen' supposed to mean? The active citizens are the ones who took the Bastille.

— Camille Desmoulins

“At bottom, today's Democrats from Baucus to Waters are united in only two beliefs, and they demand that American citizens believe in only two…

— Mark Steyn

If citizens do not believe they can change their leaders through the ballot box, they will find other ways, even at the risk of…

— Kofi Annan

If enough citizens believe their national security’s in jeopardy then politicians who propose wars will receive the support they need.

— James Morcan

I believe that in order for our democratic system to work as intended, the average person must have faith in their government. Citizens must…

— Elissa Slotkin

A large portion of our citizens, who will not believe, even on the evidence of facts, that any public evils exist, or are impending.…

— Fisher Ames

“Any government that presumes to direct how its people relate to ultimate truths either believes it is the only guide to those truths, or…

— Timothy Shah

When citizens believe that the elite care more about those across the ocean than those across the train tracks, insurance has broken down, we…

— Angus Deaton

I feel like what motivates me is what would motivate the regular average person.

— Rico Nasty

Vision motivates, sustains and dispels doubt.

— Thomas Young