--- title: "10 Concerned Citizens Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Concerned Citizens quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Concerned Citizens sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/howard-zinn-576_action_voting-is-easy-and-marginally-useful-but_1639400.jpg" --- > [Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-zinn/voting-is-easy-and-marginally-useful-but-it-is-a-poor-substitute-for/) [Howard Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-zinn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/howard-zinn-576_action_voting-is-easy-and-marginally-useful-but_1639400.jpg) > [The combined efforts of millions of concerned citizens could do wonders to help the impoverished. The American people are ready for action!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-boxer/the-combined-efforts-of-millions-of-concerned-citizens-could-do/) [Barbara Boxer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-boxer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/barbara-boxer-4675_action_the-combined-efforts-of-millions-of-conc_203857.jpg) > [Ah," said Mr Pin. "Right. I remember. You are concerned citizens." He knew about concerned citizens. Wherever they were, they all spoke…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/ah-said-mr-pin-right-i-remember-you-are-concerned-citizens-he-knew/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e8/terry-pratchett-19_citizens_ah-said-mr-pin-right-i-remember-you-are_2234906.jpg) > [Our duty as concerned citizens is to educate ourselves so that we can recognize and report trafficking to the proper authorities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hansen/our-duty-as-concerned-citizens-is-to-educate-ourselves-so-that-we-can/) [Chris Hansen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hansen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/chris-hansen-19519_duty_our-duty-as-concerned-citizens-is-to-edu_2258821.jpg) > [Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-mead/never-doubt-that-a-small-group-of-thoughtful-concerned-citizens-can/) [Margaret Mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-mead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/margaret-mead-982_change-the-world_never-doubt-that-a-small-group-of-though_2364237.jpg) > [“But this isn’t just a law enforcement challenge. It is your challenge. It is our collective challenge—as lawyers, as concerned citizens, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/historica-press/but-this-isn-t-just-a-law-enforcement-challenge-it-is-your-challenge/) [Historica Press](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/historica-press/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5eb/historica-press-14390_law-enforcement_but-this-isn-t-just-a-law-enforcement-ch_1440028.jpg) > [Only a well-organized movement of young people, educators, workers, parents, religious groups and other concerned citizens will be capable of changing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-giroux/only-a-well-organized-movement-of-young-people-educators-workers/) [Henry Giroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-giroux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/henry-giroux-945_capable_only-a-well-organized-movement-of-young_871072.png) > [There is a lack of interest in voting in the United States, and that troubles me. It is very necessary that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/there-is-a-lack-of-interest-in-voting-in-the-united-states-and-that/) [Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/162/rosa-parks-4916_candidates_there-is-a-lack-of-interest-in-voting-in_2323700.jpg) > [“The whole calamity would be in one of those police reports that D. B. Sinclair and his "concerned citizens" filed carefully under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-griffin/the-whole-calamity-would-be-in-one-of-those-police-reports-that-d-b/) [Kate Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-griffin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/kate-griffin-13970_kate-griffin_the-whole-calamity-would-be-in-one-of-th_2550098.jpg) > [To think that one child would go to bed hungry somewhere in this country is heartbreaking... to know how many do is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katie-couric/to-think-that-one-child-would-go-to-bed-hungry-somewhere-in-this/) [Katie Couric](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katie-couric/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0eb/katie-couric-9751_backyards_to-think-that-one-child-would-go-to-bed_1338108.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concerned-citizens/#itemlist", "name": "Concerned Citizens Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Howard Zinn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-zinn/voting-is-easy-and-marginally-useful-but-it-is-a-poor-substitute-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/howard-zinn-576_action_voting-is-easy-and-marginally-useful-but_1639400.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/howard-zinn-576_action_voting-is-easy-and-marginally-useful-but_1639400.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b31/howard-zinn-576_action_voting-is-easy-and-marginally-useful-but_1639400.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct…” — Howard Zinn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The combined efforts of millions of concerned citizens could do wonders to help the impoverished. 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