At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the right to vote comes with a responsibility to society, through… — Lucy Powell Copy Share Image
The true purpose of education is to prepare young men and women for effective citizenship in a free form of government. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
If governments want to encourage good citizenship, they should try making the desired behavior more fun. — Richard Thaler Copy Share Image
The efforts of governments alone will never be enough. In the end, the people must choose and the people must help themselves. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The Citizenship Amendment Act is a historic law. It has fulfilled wishes of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi. — Ram Nath Kovind Copy Share Image
Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my… — James Meredith Copy Share Image
I am a naturalized U.S. citizen, which means that, unlike native-born citizens, I had to prove to the U.S. government that I… — Bharati Mukherjee Copy Share Image
“It’s not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it’s the most patriotic thing we can do.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I believe in the admission of women to the full rights of citizenship and share in government, on the express grounds that… — Theodore Parker Copy Share Image
Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let's stay here.… — Anne Raver Copy Share Image
Balancing the common good with the freedom and liberty to exercise that individuality has been and remains a challenge for those committed… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
We are dealing with the question of the 11 million people paying their taxes, having a path to legalization and, then, ultimately,… — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
The United States, you know, people - one of the reasons that it is said that native people received citizenship in 1924… — Winona LaDuke Copy Share Image
Donald Trump proposes to deport 16 million people, 11 million who are here without documents. And both Donald Trump and Mike Pence… — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
The stream will not permanently rise higher than the main source; and the main source of national power and national greatness is… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Home is where children find safety and security, where we find our identities, where citizenship starts. It usually starts with believing you're… — Matthew Desmond Copy Share Image
Applied good taste is a mark of good citizenship. Ugliness is a from of anarchy.. ugly cities, ugly advertising, ugly lives produce… — Lester Beall Copy Share Image
No creature but human has practiced such a meaningless cause as looking for the meaning of life. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Taxpayer is a person who pays for the maintenance of the state, so the phrase obligations of the citizen to the state… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Without a serious study of journalism, there can be no understanding of citizenship, democracy, or community. — Roy Peter Clark Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court has only granted citizenship to the children born to legal immigrants, not illegal. — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
A republic is not an easy form of government to live under, and when the responsibility of citizenship is evaded, democracy decays… — Earl Warren Copy Share Image
Citizenship means every four years you put a mark somewhere and you go home and let other guys run the world. It's… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“The Prussian monarchy is not a country which has an army, but an army which has a country in which – as… — Georg Henrich Von Berenhorst Copy Share Image
Social media changed Chinese mindset. More and more Chinese intend to embrace freedom of speech and human rights as their birthright, not… — Michael Anti Copy Share Image
I'm interested in people who find themselves in places, either of their choosing or not, and who are forced to decide how… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
Here's the thing: If you're so far left you actually believe that somebody owes you a job, citizenship and a heart transplant,… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letter, U.S., let him get an eagle on his button, and… — Frederick Douglass Copy Share Image
Leaving America means renouncing your citizenship, moving out of the country and leaving family and friends behind. You can retain your citizenship… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
Well, I don't think it is amnesty to start with. Second of all, what do you want to do with them? That… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Let ... individuals make the most of what God has given them, have their neighbors do the same, and then do all… — Sojourner Truth Copy Share Image
... imprisonment itself, entailing loss of liberty, loss of citizenship, separation from family and loved ones, is punishment enough for most individuals,… — Mary B. Harris Copy Share Image
Active citizenship doesn't just mean running for office or going into politics; it means starting organisations that promote change or solve a… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
It is precisely because education is the road to equality and citizenship, that it has been made more elusive for Negroes than… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
There are ordinary spaces where people do, more or less, share neighbourhoods. In Haifa, there are whole communities that are more or… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
In our democratic society, the library stands for hope, for learning, for progress, for literacy, for self-improvement and for civic engagement. The… — Vartan Gregorian Copy Share Image
The rights of citizenship will be taken away from all Jews and other non-Aryans. They are inferior and therefore enemies of the… — Charlie Chaplin Copy Share Image
Nevertheless, (Jefferson) believed that the habit of skepticism is an essential prerequisite for responsible citizenship. He argued that the cost of education… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
The Citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for giving to Mankind examples of an enlarged… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“There are thousands who are in opinion opposed to slavery and to the war, who yet in effect do nothing to put… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
