A good deal of classical music is, today, the opium of the good citizen. — George Steiner Copy Share Image
A nation isthe universality of citizens speaking the same tongue. — Giuseppe Mazzini Copy Share Image
War is the gambling table of governments, and citizens the dupes of the game. — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Of all second-class citizens, neurotics are the only ones who are so by choice. — Mignon McLaughlin Copy Share Image
I think in short order all of us need to act like we are citizens with not only rights, but also duties. — Cecily McMillan Copy Share Image
State government has too often been used to look out for the insiders and not the citizens. This has insulated poverty from… — Ernie Fletcher Copy Share Image
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does — Margaret Mead Copy Share Image
Liberty cannot be guaranteed by law. Nor by any thing else except the resolution of free citizens to defend their liberties. — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
I try to associate myself as just being myself - and being a person, an American citizen, going out there every day… — Robert Griffin III Copy Share Image
You will ever remember that all the end of study is to make you a good man and a useful citizen. — John Adams Copy Share Image
As an American citizen, I'm not asking for any special treatment - the only thing I ask and want is to be… — Howie Carr Copy Share Image
I think that Texas is forever ruined unless the citizens make a manly, energetic effort to save themselves from anarchy and confusion,… — William B. Travis Copy Share Image
Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, (I conjure you to believe me fellow citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought… — George Washington Copy Share Image
To draw around the whole nation the strength of the General Government as a barrier against foreign foes... is [one of the]… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The alms given to a naked man in the street do not fulfil the obligations of the state, which owes to every… — Baron de Montesquieu Copy Share Image
The government was set to protect man from criminals-and the constitution was written to protect man from the government. The Bill of… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Certain music, jazz in particular, has the ability to make you a better citizen of the world. It helps you expand your… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
Teachers need our active support and encouragement. They are doing one of the most necessary and exacting jobs in the land. They… — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
We may well soon be subjected to anything that judges want to enforce… The result will be an enforced inability of the… — Alan Keyes Copy Share Image
I would like to invite the citizens of Great Britain and the citizens of the U.S. and the citizens of the world… — Hugo Chavez Copy Share Image
Sport carries on without deviation the mechanical tradition of furnishing relief and distraction to the worker after he has finished his work… — Jacques Ellul Copy Share Image
In Cuba the elections for the powers of the State comes from the people, first it comes from meetings of the citizens… — Alejandro Castro Espin Copy Share Image
...should We consent to an order of Cincinnati consisting of all the Officers of the Army & Citizens of Consiquence in the… — Elbridge Gerry Copy Share Image
The government has to treat all citizens equally. I am a strong supporter not of a weak version of civil unions, but… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
A recent poll showed that nearly half the American public believes that the government should redistribute wealth. That so many people are… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
I am often accused of interfering in the private lives of citizens. Yes, if I did not, had I not done that,… — Lee Kuan Yew Copy Share Image
We are not taught to fear our politicians, who can debase our currency, throw us in prison and send us to war… — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
What we have here, fellow citizens, is a crassly egocentric, raving twit. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
When I was at Upright Citizens Brigade, I would pretend to be a sad, drunk rapper. — Bobby Moynihan Copy Share Image
What, after all, was the point of civilisation if not the well-being of citizens? — Ann Leckie Copy Share Image
We are all so privileged to be citizens of America, and we all need to be engaged. — Dick Gephardt Copy Share Image
Rebuilding our communities where the police and citizens all see themselves as being on the same side will require contributions from all… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
It is no coincidence that the American hunter is the most patriotic of all our citizens. Who cares more for this land's… — Fred Bear Copy Share Image
Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives; - that is, if men do not neglect… — Mary Wollstonecraft Copy Share Image
When the citizens at large administer the state for the common interest, the government is called by the generic name - a… — Aristotle Copy Share Image