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title: "2 Fellow Citizen Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [I am the fellow citizen of every being that thinks; my country is Truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alphonse-de-lamartine/i-am-the-fellow-citizen-of-every-being-that-thinks-my-country-is-truth/)

[Alphonse de Lamartine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alphonse-de-lamartine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/alphonse-de-lamartine-3047_citizen_i-am-the-fellow-citizen-of-every-being-t_1162821.png)

> [I use the phrase "fellow citizen" all the time when referring to the - people always say, "The American people, the American people." I prefer the phrase fellow citizen because there's a power in that, there's a responsibility, there's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tavis-smiley/i-use-the-phrase-fellow-citizen-all-the-time-when-referring-to-the/)

[Tavis Smiley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tavis-smiley/)

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