Citizens Quotes · Page 106

I thought that the AIVD was there to protect citizens like me.

— Theo Van Gogh

My central focus is creating employment for the ordinary citizen.

— Narendra Modi

I am, however, deeply saddened by this [Brexit] vote by the British electorate. But I respect their decision. What is crucial now…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

If terror groups are to be defeated, it is national governments that will have to do so. In nations like India, governments…

— Anonymous

My overall worldview has never changed: that America has and must maintain the strongest military in the world, that we must lead…

— Chuck Hagel

It is crucial that we develop real awareness of ourselves as citizens of Earth, linked by mutual and indissoluble bonds. When we…

— Daisaku Ikeda

Big efforts should be made to integrate Israel's Arab citizens into the fabric of the Israeli society and the Israeli economy. That's…

— Moshe Arens

When a legislature undertakes to proscribe the exercise of a citizen's constitutional rights it acts lawlessly and the citizen can take matters…

— William O. Douglas

I don't think our fiduciary duty is to put shareholders first. I say the opposite. What we firmly believe is that if…

— Paul Polman

We respect the freedom of all citizens. Young people should have fun, but there is no tolerance of drug abuse. Drugs have…

— Nguyen Minh Triet

The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively…

— Gerry Adams

Most people think that animals are third-class citizens. Very few people really see animals as "the others" with whom we inhabit this…

— Sigourney Weaver

[T]he state should not impose a preferred way of life, but should leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their…

— Anonymous

The United States of America needs to begin to exercise strong leadership to protect the vulnerable citizens and over 100,000 children in Aleppo.

— Mike Pence

Every society has a right to fix the fundamental principles of its association, and to say to all individuals, that if they…

— Thomas Jefferson

Every citizen owes to the country a vigilant watch and close scrutiny of its public servants and a fair and reasonable estimate…

— Grover Cleveland

The American people, North and South, went into the [Civil] war as citizens of their respective states, they came out as subjects…

— H. L. Mencken

I thought of myself as a global citizen.

— Eduardo Saverin

These past years, as we have been recovering and given our city a rebirth, we have been encouraged by our faith, knowledge,…

— Cedric Richmond

Wait. Far be it for me to say this" — Hamish looked around the compartment — "and if anyone tells Uncle Eddie…

— Ally Carter

As long as the problems of the poor are not radically resolved by rejecting the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation…

— Pope Francis

Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no free and independent nations.

— Vaclav Havel

It's true that most American citizens think of themselves as living in a democratic country. But when was the last time that…

— David Graeber

I certainly think it's very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should…

— Vikram Seth

When I was a kid and going to the movies I was overwhelmed by the way women were always second-class citizens in…

— Brit Marling