Citizenship Quotes · Page 4

The14th Amendment does not require birthright citizenship. It doesn't mention it.

— Rush Limbaugh

I have applied for Israeli citizenship, which makes playing overseas a bit easier.

— Sue Bird

Love of country is the Mason's deed; world citizenship is his thought.

— Benjamin Franklin

If knowledge does not bring money, the book is its place, not the brain.

— Ilkin Santak

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

— Mahatma Gandhi

When were the good and the brave ever in a majority?

— Henry David Thoreau

Diogenes, when asked from what country he came, replied, "I am a citizen of the world

— Anonymous

Citizenship means standing up for the lives that gun violence steals from us each day.

— Barack Obama

Ensuring the access of all citizens to government information and to essential information for human development is a must for every democratic…

— Koichiro Matsuura

Suffrage is a common right of citizenship. Women have the right of suffrage. Logically it cannot be escaped.

— Victoria Woodhull

Those who share the same values with you are your darlings, not those who share the same blood with you.

— Ilkin Santak

Although an increasing proportion of the Hispanic population is foreign-born - about half of adults in this group - English proficiency is…

— Linda Chavez

Since the days of Greece and Rome, when the word 'citizen' was a title of honor, we have often seen more emphasis…

— Robert Kennedy

I love my country. And I would have to renounce my Spanish citizenship to become a U.S. Citizen.

— Antonio Banderas

Statistical thinking will one day be as necessary for efficient citizenship as the ability to read and write!

— Anonymous

True patriots measure themselves not by personal wealth or power but by the degree to which they contribute to the community.

— Eric Liu

The mandate I have received and for which I will speak with heart and head to implement over the next seven years…

— Michael D. Higgins

I think it is right for Canadians to be asked to show their faces when they're taking the oath. On revocation of…

— Chris Alexander

There will never be a bill without a pathway to citizenship signed by the president...And in turn there will never be a…

— Lindsey Graham

We can still find middle ground, truly secure our borders, deal with those already here and address our labor needs. But those…

— John Shadegg

Those two principles: We're supposed to love one another and we're supposed to work together to make the experience better. That's all…

— Mario Cuomo

Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it, I can only say that I view…

— Abraham Lincoln

Remember the Dreamers whose patriotism was praised when the Democratic House passed, and the Senate filibustered - the DREAM Act in 2010?…

— Christine Pelosi

Millions of us, myself included, go back generations in this country, with ancestors who put in the painstaking work to become citizens.…

— Barack Obama

As a slave one cannot undertake obligations without the consent of one's master. As a citizen one cannot undertake obligations unless the…

— Frank Van Dun

It has not been my fortune to know very much of Freemasonry, but I have had the great fortune to know many…

— Calvin Coolidge

“I will be the first. As of tonight, I renounce my citizenship in the United Nations, and my allegiance to the Shelter…

— James Blish

I am indebted to the British welfare state; the very one that Mr Cameron would like to replace with charity handouts. When…

— J. K. Rowling

“At its best, citizenship finds an equilibrium between two essential ingredients -- that of rights and that of duties. When the idea…

— Jim Stockdale

“It makes me wonder what belonging to a place means. Charles died a Russian in Paris. Viktor called it wrong and was…

— Edmund de Waal

With all of the talk about polling and demographics, I think too many people have lost touch with the human and moral…

— Arlene Holt Baker

“[I]t is the greatest absurdity to suppose it in the power of one, or of any number of men, at the entering…

— Samuel Adams

The grossest insult is crumbled before the gentlest irony.

— Ilkin Santak

Talking about freedom in the country where people are afraid of losing their jobs is absurdity.

— Ilkin Santak

Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts.

— Ilkin Santak

You are your own temple and you find tranquility being confined to yourself.

— Ilkin Santak

The lack of cultural segregation leads to degradation.

— Ilkin Santak

You do not have to obey the law you did not sign under, until you hurt anyone.

— Ilkin Santak

Getting my library card was like citizenship; it was like American citizenship.

— Oprah Winfrey

If there's amnesty leading to citizenship, I'm going to vote against it again.

— Frank Wolf