Citizen Quotes

869 quotes by 647 authors

Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process. — Hillary Clinton
I am an American citizen and it is my home now. I like the U.S.A., which is not a place too many people have liked… — Isabel Allende
As a parent and a citizen, I'll take a Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) over Steve Jobs every time. If we must have billionaires, better… — Eric Alterman
I have a feeling that I make a very good friend, and I'm a good mother, and a good sister, and a good citizen. I… — Maya Angelou
I beg you to speak of Woman as you do of the Negro, speak of her as a human being, as a citizen of the… — Susan B. Anthony
A citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Every sane man recognises that unlimited liberty is anarchy, or rather is nonentity. The civic idea of liberty is to give the citizen a province… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution has a Voice in Elections,… — Benjamin Franklin
I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth, a nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which… — Bernard Moitessier
It is not the function of government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the… — Robert H. Jackson
He doesn't like my name... Of course we couldn't all come over on the Mayflower... But I got here as soon as I could, and… — Anton Cermak
The voice of protest, of warning, of appeal is never more needed than when the clamor of fife and drum, echoed by the press and… — Charles Eliot Norton
It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen… — Bob Ehrlich
Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving to the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports with order and… — James F. Cooper
Novelist-Citizen of Two Countries Interpreter of his Generation on both Sides of the Sea. — Henry James
This country can have no more democracy than it accords and guarantees to the humblest and weakest citizen. — James Weldon Johnson
No man has a right in America to treat any other man "tolerantly" for tolerance is the assumption of superiority. Our liberties are equal rights… — Wendell Willkie
Our country doesn't depend on the heroism of every citizen. But all of us should be worthy of the sacrifices made on our behalf. — John McCain
It is in a way a mystery that, instead of demanding that their governments give primary attention to their own needs and aspirations, most of… — J. William Fulbright
The acceptance of corporatism causes us to deny and undermine the legitimacy of the individual as citizen in a democracy. The result of such a… — John Ralston Saul

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