First place Quote by Anne Applebaum

“To understand, I destroyed myself. To understand is to forget about loving. I know nothing more simultaneously false and telling than the statement by…

— Fernando Pessoa

Corruption in state-owned enterprises and other public institutions has undermined our government's programs to address poverty and unemployment.

— Cyril Ramaphosa

As a former economist at the Bank of England, I know the damage that is done when our institutions are undermined: working people are…

— Rachel Reeves

In order to understand, I destroyed myself.

— Fernando Pessoa

I am talking about societies drained of their essence, cultures trampled underfoot, institutions undermined, lands confiscated, religions smashed, magnificent artistic creations destroyed, extraordinary possibilities…

— Aime Cesaire

Wherever liberty as we understand it has been destroyed, this has almost always been done in the name of some new freedom promised to…

— Friedrich August von Hayek

“Our history deserves honesty and our citizens need it. Without understanding who we really were, we’ll never quite grasp who we have become, leaving…

— Ralph Peters

They are very brave when they talk about other countries where they have no competencies, but where are they when we citizens need them?…

— Carles Puigdemont

“But the “seeing” needs to flow in both directions. Citizens also need to really see the men and women of law enforcement. They need…

— Historica Press

Nations are divided, but we citizens need not be.

— Ian Goldin

All of us, as citizens, need to kind of get over our classisms and vote for the betterment of us all.

— Killer Mike

Individual actions are important because in any democracy, citizens need to feel agency. If you feel powerless, totally powerless, it's psychologically dangerous.

— Elizabeth May