The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
A college should feel alarmed rather than pleased if it graduates nothing but good citizens. For when the body politic is composed… — George Boas Copy Share Image
Applied good taste is a mark of good citizenship. Ugliness is a from of anarchy.. ugly cities, ugly advertising, ugly lives produce… — Lester Beall Copy Share Image
I agree with you that it is the duty of every good citizen to use all the opportunities, which occur to him,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
We're just trying to figure out what being a good citizen is, what participating in a democracy is, what taking responsibility for… — Cecily McMillan Copy Share Image
“A good citizen must follow the movement of public affairs, so as to cast his vote intelligently, and know whether the party… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
“In the state’s way of thinking, there are only two possible archetypes of the good citizen: the serf and the sycophant. If… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts itself off from its youth severs its lifeline; it is condemned… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
It may sound funny, but I love the South. I don't choose to live anywhere else. There's land here, where a man… — Medgar Evers Copy Share Image
The Society or Fraternity of Freemasons is more in the nature of a system of Philosophy or of moral and social virtues… — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
In the future, we will play games while floating naked in a tank of warm, sensory-depriving gelatin. Games will be distributed chemically,… — Tim Schafer Copy Share Image
Citizenship comes first today in our crowded world... No man can enjoy the privileges of education and thereafter with a clear conscience… — Isaiah Bowman Copy Share Image
A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless; forests which are so used… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
It has been well said that 'he who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.' The two are not… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
And what is a good citizen? Simply one who never says, does or thinks anything that is unusual. Schools are maintained in… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I think most of us are raised with preconceived notions of the choices we're supposed to make. We waste so much time… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's… — Warren Beatty Copy Share Image
I have come to a resolution myself as I hope every good citizen will, never again to purchase any article of foreign… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Ants are good citizens; they place group interest first. But they carry it so far, they have few or no political rights.… — Clarence Day Copy Share Image
While the Christian faith clearly teaches that believers are to be involved as good citizens in the state, nevertheless, it is obvious… — J.P. Moreland Copy Share Image
A good education prepares a child to be a good employee and a good citizen-in that order, with the importance of the… — Cullen Hightower Copy Share Image
You must completely dedicate yourselves to it. To do less will be to let down your country, your state, your parents, your… — Homer Hickam Copy Share Image
And let me tell you, you boys of America, that there is no higher inspiration to any man to be a good… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share Image
No man is a good citizen, a good neighbor, a good friend, or a good man just because he obeys the law.… — Clarence Darrow Copy Share Image
To be ignorant or unconvinced of one's own needs has become the unforgivable anti-social act. The good citizen is one who imputes… — Ivan Illich Copy Share Image
I have often expressed my sentiments, that every man, conducting himself as a good citizen, and being accountable to God alone for… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing… — Andrew Jackson Copy Share Image
Character is far more important than intellect in making a man a good citizen or successful at his calling- meaning by character… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The whole idea of a public education was to train young people about how our system of government works, so they could… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
My brothers, the United States Bishops, have reminded us, all are called to be vigilant, precisely as good citizens, to preserve and… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
In the perfect state the good man is absolutely the same as the good citizen; whereas in other states the good citizen… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
One of the loveliest weddings I ever performed was that of a gay couple. To me if you are a good citizen,… — Judy Sheindlin Copy Share Image
They [Mc Donalds] take people and give them a first job, which enables them to get a second job. They do a… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
In the United States, if you buy a property and you're a good citizen, and you improve that property, what do they… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
Civilization is built on a number of ultimate principles... respect for human life, the punishment of crimes against property and persons, the… — Max Nordau Copy Share Image
Character is just another term for "good person." A person of character lives a worthy life guided by moral principles. A person… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The humanities prepare students to be good citizens and help them understand a complicated, interlocking world. The humanities teach us critical thinking,… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
Finally, cooking is good citizenship. It's the only way to get serious about putting locally raised foods into your diet, which keeps… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image