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title: "6 Bad Citizen Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Bad Citizen quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Bad Citizen sayings and thoughts."
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> [Any sportswriter who thinks the world is no bigger than the outfield fence in not only a bad citizen, but also a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/red-smith/any-sportswriter-who-thinks-the-world-is-no-bigger-than-the-outfield/)

[Red Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/red-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/636/red-smith-20048_bigger_any-sportswriter-who-thinks-the-world-is_1598653.png)

> [Being called a 'bad citizen' is a compliment to a novelist, at least to my mind. That's exactly what we ought to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-delillo/being-called-a-bad-citizen-is-a-compliment-to-a-novelist-at-least-to/)

[Don DeLillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-delillo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/250/don-delillo-294_citizen_being-called-a-bad-citizen-is-a-complime_1627547.jpg)

> [The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-north-whitehead/the-absolute-pacifist-is-a-bad-citizen-times-come-when-force-must-be/)

[Alfred North Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-north-whitehead/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2c/alfred-north-whitehead-836_force_the-absolute-pacifist-is-a-bad-citizen-t_1880167.png)

> [Under our Constitution, if you're a bad citizen, you're still a citizen; that's the way we roll.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-bannon/under-our-constitution-if-you-re-a-bad-citizen-you-re-still-a-citizen/)

[Steve Bannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-bannon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9be/steve-bannon-4050_bad_under-our-constitution-if-you-re-a-bad-c_2372466.jpg)

> [ “\[…\] being called a 'bad citizen' is a compliment to a novelist, at least to my mind. That's exactly what we ought… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-delillo/being-called-a-bad-citizen-is-a-compliment-to-a-novelist-at-least-to-2/)

[Don DeLillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-delillo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/937/don-delillo-294_citizen_being-called-a-bad-citizen-is-a-complime_2843752.jpg)

> [I'm a very bad citizen. I've never even voted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-hall/i-m-a-very-bad-citizen-i-ve-never-even-voted/)

[Jerry Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/jerry-hall-16916_citizen_i-m-a-very-bad-citizen-i-ve-never-even-v_2935835.jpg)

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