Citizens Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“A citizen of the United States, means a member of this new nation. The principle of government being radically changed by the revolution, the…

— David Ramsay

[T]he delegation of the government, in [a republic], to a small number of citizens elected by the rest . . . [is] to refine…

— James Madison

Citizens, you will elect me - I will be your leader.

— Kate McKinnon

Man is more than constitutions.

— John Greenleaf Whittier

Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.

— Alexander Hamilton

ELECTOR, n. One who enjoys the sacred privilege of voting for the man of another man's choice.

— Ambrose Bierce

The members of a body-politic call it "the state" when it is passive, "the sovereign" when it is active, and a "power" when they…

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Every man, and every body of men on earth, possesses the right of self-government. They receive it with their being from the hand of…

— Thomas Jefferson

The man who stands upon his own soil, who feels, by the laws of the land in which he lives,-by the laws of civilized…

— Edward Everett

For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility;…

— John F. Kennedy

...the individuals themselves, each in his own personal and sovereign right, entered into a compact with each other to produce a government: and this…

— Thomas Paine

A man is a better citizen of the United States for being also a loyal citizen of his state and of his city; for…

— Louis D. Brandeis