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
Every citizen of the republic ought to consider himself an unofficial policeman, and keep unsalaried watch and ward over the laws and… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Real miracles bother people, like strange sudden pains unknown in medical literature. It's true: They rebut every rule all we good citizens… — Leif Enger Copy Share Image
The nation, as you know, is at a critical point. At a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
I believe that investing in our children's development from the earliest age is the single most important contribution we can make to… — Jay Weatherill Copy Share Image
Surrounded and absorbed, we tread like Etruscans on the edge of useless law; we pray to the giver of prayer, we give… — Elizabeth Cook-Lynn Copy Share Image
In general, democracy and individualism have advanced in spite of and often against specific economic interest. Both democracy and individualism have been… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
A government which lays taxes on the people not required by urgent public necessity and sound public policy is not a protector… — Calvin Coolidge Copy Share Image
Every fascist state like Germany, France, or modern Poland takes away citizen's right to self-defense. Fascist Americans such as Barack Obama or… — Janusz Korwin-Mikke Copy Share Image
States' rights, as our forefathers conceived it, was a protection of the right of the individual citizen. Those who preach most frequently… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
Never for a moment believe that the great body of the citizens of any State or States can deliberately intend to do… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
Our great progressive struggles have been waged to make sure ordinary citizens, and not just the rich and privileged, share in the… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
The vision of personalised public services - meeting the individual needs of all our citizens - requires continuing reform in the way… — Gordon Brown Copy Share Image
Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of… — Jane Byrne Copy Share Image
If South Korea is going to survive, and keep the peace on the peninsula, its citizens need to start conveying support for… — Brian Reynolds Myers Copy Share Image
I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens, never see… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image