A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
“Lions don't leave society in the hands of government. Government is second in command - civilians, chief commander.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“If you can't change the world without office, you definitely can't change it in office.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Democratic dissent is not disloyalty, it is a positive civic duty. — Shami Chakrabarti Copy Share Image
“We are the pigs who put the pigs in power. If we wanna change that, we gotta build our character.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which… — George Washington Copy Share Image
There's a generation of people I think without a strong connection to family, to religion, to civic duty. They have a real… — Tim Heidecker Copy Share Image
“Contrary to unwritten political law of abuse, Civilians are not the doormats of democracy. Civilians are the doors, civilians are the buildings,… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
A citizen who casts his ballot without having to the best of his abilities studied as much economics as he can fails… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
We at the NRA embrace and hold dear what makes us uniquely American. Family, responsibility, patriotism, mutual respect, honesty, civic duty. — Wayne LaPierre Copy Share Image
“One act of conscience that prevents you from a wrongdoing when nobody is watching, is far more civilized than a thousand laws… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I cast my vote against Donald Trump. I did it without joy or enthusiasm. I did it out of civic duty and… — Ana Navarro Copy Share Image
If you're an independent voter, I'm willing to bet that you were not too happy at the prospect of hitting the polls… — Fabrizio Moreira Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Likewise, while the men and women were no more naturally attractive than their English counterparts, they dressed with an assurance and attention… — Kathleen Tessaro Copy Share Image
“The law is too important to be left to the lawyers, to paraphrase Georges Clemenceau about war and generals. We laymen know… — David K. Shipler Copy Share Image
The kinds of people we need in government are precisely the kinds of people who are most reluctant to go into government… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“The state is a voluntary association of individuals designed to serve their individual interests. The state is not a faceless villain. The… — Robert Peate Copy Share Image
Anyway, it's not true that the authorities cannot access the content of the phone even if there is no back door. When… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I regard the state of which I am a citizen as a public utility, like the organization that supplies me with water,… — Arnold J. Toynbee Copy Share Image
“Civil Sanity (Sonnet 1631) You know what the problem is! We question love more than we question hate. We question humility more… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“A final irony has to do with the idea of political responsibility. Christians are urged to vote and become involved in politics… — James Davison Hunter Copy Share Image
“Beyond the Nature of Truth (The Sonnet) Do you realize how serious the situation is, Are you aware of the lives ruined… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“The world doesn't need another climate summit, the world needs a climate summon, and not from some fair-weather activist that jumps from… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Nothing irks me more than the vocabulary of social responsibility. The very word ‘duty’ is unpleasant to me, like an unwanted guest.… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“What can a state institution teach us? In what way can I be reformed by a penal colony and you by, say,… — Masha Gessen Copy Share Image
“It can be difficult to speak truth to power. Circumstances, however, have made doing so increasingly necessary.” — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
