Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Pound was silly, bumptious, extravagantly generous, annoying, exhibitionistic; Eliot was sensible, cautious, retiring, soothing, shy. Though Pound wrote some brilliant passages, on… — T.S. Mathews Copy Share Image
[American Citizenship] captures the enduring idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My father and mother brought me to this country to escape communism and to provide me with the security, opportunity and pride… — Alejandro Mayorkas Copy Share Image
I was an extreme leftist-anarchist. Now, I guess I'm a European socialist who's locked into American citizenship, without complaint. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship. — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“Consider the various ways in which Trump’s campaign represented a one-man campaign against established knowledge. He was one of the original “birthers”… — Thomas M. Nichols Copy Share Image
“One of the prerogatives of American citizenship is the right to criticize public men and measures, and that means not only informed… — 1944 Felix Frankfurter of the U.S. Supreme Court Copy Share Image
Getting my library card was like citizenship; it was like American citizenship. — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
You wouldn't replace your carpet at home if you still had a hole in the roof...We're talking about any time you start… — Lou Barletta Copy Share Image
I shall accord to myself the honor of inscribing myself as an applicant for the American citizenship which according to law I… — Wilhelm Steinitz Copy Share Image
“public statements condemning segregation, sharply worded telegrams to Washington, and meetings with White House officials—were demonstrably ineffectual. New and more dramatic measures… — Stephen M. Ward Copy Share Image
“Though Article II requires “natural born” citizenship, the Constitution does not explain what the phrase means. There was no constitutional definition of… — Garrett Epps Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I decided to apply for American citizenship after something like a quarter of century of living here on… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
In the midst of applying for American citizenship, of finally attempting to get my presidents in a row, I felt it incumbent… — Hamish Bowles Copy Share Image
Millions of us, myself included, go back generations in this country, with ancestors who put in the painstaking work to become citizens.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those who take their money abroad in an effort to avoid paying American taxes should lose their American citizenship. — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
In a world of inhumanity, war and terrorism, American citizenship is a very precious possession. — Phyllis Schlafly Copy Share Image
I'm Colombian-American. My father wanted me to have American citizenship, but he wanted to raise me in Colombia. — Kali Uchis Copy Share Image
I'm disappointed in Burger King's decision to renounce their American citizenship. I call on companies currently mulling this tax dodge to reconsider… — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image