We suffer from a terrible poverty of civic discourse in this country. Surely, it is outside of America's best traditions to send… — Geneva Overholser Copy Share Image
The Greek word for idiot, literally translated, means one who does not participate in politics. That sums up my conviction on the… — Gladys Pyle Copy Share Image
[The] erroneous assumption is to the effect that the aim of public education is to fill the young of the species with… — H. L. Mencken 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
We have 11 million people in this country that need a pathway to citizenship. — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
Conservatives forget that citizenship is more than a thing to withhold from immigrants. Progressives forget it's more than a set of rights. — Eric Liu Copy Share Image
Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. Our requirements for world leadership, our hopes for… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
It's a tough path to citizenship. You've got to pay back taxes. You've got to learn English. You've got to have a… — John McCain Copy Share Image
When a person tries to act in accordance with his conscience, when he tries to speak the truth, when he tries to… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
I am by heritage a Jew, by citizenship a Swiss, and by makeup a human being, and only a human being, without… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your… — R. Buckminster Fuller 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
When people realize the majesty of the laws of nature, then they will see how far they have fallen away from the… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
We are on the cusp of this time where I can say, "I speak as a citizen of the world" without others… — Lawrence Lessig Copy Share Image
I am deeply grateful to the citizens of Sarajevo and the Sarajevo Canton assembly for bestowing upon me this incredible honor of… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
Pseudo-intellectuals differ from real intellectuals in that they make bubbles of complex phrases. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Above all, I would teach him to tell the truth Truth-telling, I have found, is the key to responsible citizenship. The thousands… — J. Edgar Hoover Copy Share Image
Heavenly citizenship and heavenly homesickness are in prayer. Prayer is an appeal from the lowness, from the emptiness, from the need of… — Edward McKendree Bounds Copy Share Image
I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have been a… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
If (O.J. Simpson) is acquitted, I will renounce my citizenship. And if I converse with him at a cocktail party, I will… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
The social and industrial structure of America is founded upon an enlightened citizenship. — Bainbridge Colby Copy Share Image
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