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title: "5 Citizen Republic Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I'm a citizen of the republic of empathy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-lipsyte/i-m-a-citizen-of-the-republic-of-empathy/)

[Sam Lipsyte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-lipsyte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/sam-lipsyte-11160_citizen_i-m-a-citizen-of-the-republic-of-empathy_551718.jpg)

> [The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-roosevelt/the-first-requisite-of-a-good-citizen-in-this-republic-of-ours-is/)

[Theodore Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-roosevelt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaf/theodore-roosevelt-218_able_the-first-requisite-of-a-good-citizen-in_662788.jpg)

> [The era of big government is over, but the era of big challenge is not. We need an era of big citizenship.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/the-era-of-big-government-is-over-but-the-era-of-big-challenge-is-not/)

[William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/844/william-j-clinton-302_big-challenges_the-era-of-big-government-is-over-but-th_1117181.jpg)

> [Every citizen of the republic ought to consider himself an unofficial policeman, and keep unsalaried watch and ward over the laws and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/every-citizen-of-the-republic-ought-to-consider-himself-an-unofficial/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/mark-twain-22_citizens_every-citizen-of-the-republic-ought-to-c_2562070.png)

> [The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-roosevelt/the-first-requisite-of-a-good-citizen-in-this-republic-of-ours-is-2/)

[Theodore Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-roosevelt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e0/theodore-roosevelt-218_able_the-first-requisite-of-a-good-citizen-in_2889392.jpg)

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