Civic duty Quotes · Page 2

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

— Norman Douglas

Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money.

— Alain de Botton

I'd hate to imply that it's your civic duty to see The House I Live In, but guess what it is.

— Ty Burr

What is our civic duty when our system of civics is broken? When our politics are so partisan that we put our…

— Karine Jean-Pierre

“Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in the end, unity…

— Aberjhani

“You can stay, you know,” I tell her. “You don’t have to rush off.”“I know,” she says, playfully roughing up my hair…

— J.M. Darhower

“In the face of reformer civilians, even the politicians themselves will forget which party they belong to, so will their next of…

— Abhijit Naskar

“What can a state institution teach us? In what way can I be reformed by a penal colony and you by, say,…

— Masha Gessen

“Ask not what your country can do for you,but ask what you can do for your country.”

— John F. Kennedy

To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.

— John Adams

I was raised to believe that we all have a civic duty and a responsibility as Americans to improve our neighborhoods and…

— Paul Cook

“There is no good governance without good people.”

— Diane Kalen-Sukra

A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

— Theodore Roosevelt

I think it is every woman's duty to make herself as attractive as her time and means permit. After all, there you…

— Ilka Chase

“Keep struggling, o brave soldier - keep struggling till politicians become an extinct species and politics an extinct profession. The mission is,…

— Abhijit Naskar

“Peace is an act of civic duty, not a task for the world leaders.”

— Abhijit Naskar

Democratic dissent is not disloyalty, it is a positive civic duty.

— Shami Chakrabarti

[T]here is no truth more thoroughly established, than that there exists . . . an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness.

— George Washington

“It can be difficult to speak truth to power. Circumstances, however, have made doing so increasingly necessary.”

— Aberjhani

Using the language of heroism, calling Daniel Ellsberg a hero, and calling the other people who made great sacrifices heroes - even…

— Edward Snowden

“At its heart, civility is the disposition of those who understand that we live together to flourish together—that the wellbeing of our…

— Diane Kalen-Sukra

“If you can't change the world without office, you definitely can't change it in office.”

— Abhijit Naskar

The dignity of the act is the deliberate, circumspect, open, and serene performance by these men in the clear light of day,…

— William M. Evarts

“One act of conscience that prevents you from a wrongdoing when nobody is watching, is far more civilized than a thousand laws…

— Abhijit Naskar

Honestly, I'm interested in politics; I'm interested in giving back in some form, performing some sort of civic duty. But I'm not…

— Bob Iger