Citizens Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

Furthermore, when citizens are all almost equal, it becomes difficult for them to defend their independence against the aggressions of power.

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Whatever may be the general endeavor of a community to render its members equal and alike, the personal pride of individuals will always seek…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Citizens are all equal in politics: we each have one vote.

— Elayne Boosler

Male and female citizens, being equal in the eyes of the law, must be equally admitted to all honors, positions, and public employment according…

— Olympe de Gouges

“Citizenship is more than an individual exchange of freedoms for rights; it is also membership in a body politic, a nation, and a community.…

— Melissa V. Harris-Perry

In most constitutional states the citizens rule and are ruled by turns, for the idea of a constitutional state implies that the natures of…

— Aristotle

We are starting in the days where there is no discrimination, no distinction between one community and another, no discrimination between one caste or…

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Our Constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. In respect of civil rights, all citizens are equal before the law.…

— Anonymous

Democracy is a form of the state, it represents, on the one hand, the organized, systematic use of force against persons; but, on the…

— Vladimir Lenin

The Declaration of Independence promised citizens equal access to economic opportunity. This was the powerful principle for which men were willing to fight the…

— Heather Cox Richardson

And a democracy, I suppose, comes into being when the poor, winning the victory, put to death some of the other party, drive out…

— Plato

Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does…

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg