The truth is that the State is a conspiracy designed not only to exploit, but above all to corrupt its citizens... Henceforth,… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Democracy is a difficult art of government, demanding of its citizens high ratios of courage and literacy, and at the moment we… — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
For those who have envisioned the State of Israel to be a democracy, which although primarily a Jewish polity for Jews is… — David Novak Copy Share Image
The surest way to lose democracy is to take it for granted. Every citizen must contribute to its advancement in some way.… — Carl F. H. Henry Copy Share Image
The truth is that the materialistic paternalism of the present day, if allowed to go on unchecked, will rapidly make of America… — John Gresham Machen Copy Share Image
I'm a relatively respectable citizen. Multiple felon perhaps, but certainly not dangerous. — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
We pay a price when we deprive children of the exposure to the values, principles, and education they need to make them… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
Nowhere in politics is there such a mismatch between public and private realm as in transport. Everyone on the M6 last weekend… — Simon Jenkins Copy Share Image
I am an American citizen born in Kuwait of Egyptian parents. I grew up in Great Britain, Malaysia, and Egypt and have… — Feisal Abdul Rauf Copy Share Image
Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob. — James Madison Copy Share Image
Allowing our government to kill citizens compromises the deepest moral values upon which this country was conceived: the inviolable dignity of human… — Helen Prejean Copy Share Image
I assure my fellow citizens that the vast majority of Muslims experience the same fear they do. ISIS and Al Qaeda are… — Debbie Almontaser Copy Share Image
I do not find that I feel myself to be any different as an English subject than as an American. I have… — Hannah Whitall Smith Copy Share Image
Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is the collective responsibility of the citizens in a modern state to ensure by all means necessary that its government adheres… — Ward Churchill Copy Share Image
So, you know, I always say that I'm a Mexican, but if I had to be a citizen of anywhere else, I'd… — Alma Guillermoprieto Copy Share Image
[...] [E]very citizen has to avoid any activities and speeches that harm the image of the country and interests of the people. — Thein Sein Copy Share Image
We will be fair, just, and compassionate to all, but our greatest compassion must be for our American citizens. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Democratic power is the only voice most citizens have. — Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Copy Share Image
The suggestion of denying any measure of their full political rights to such a great group of our population as the colored… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happy, healthy,… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is… — Jennifer Granholm Copy Share Image
I think not just Nigeria but I think the whole of Africa has to turn back to the rural areas and that's… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image