Citizen Quotes

869 quotes by 627 authors

When a legislature undertakes to proscribe the exercise of a citizen's constitutional rights it acts lawlessly and the citizen can take matters into his own… — William O. Douglas
The liberty the citizen enjoys is to be measured not by governmental machinery he lives under, whether representative or other, but by the paucity of… — Herbert Spencer
Twenty centuries of 'progress' have brought the average citizen a vote, a national anthem, a Ford, a bank account, and a high opinion of himself,… — Aldo Leopold
The specific goals we set for ourselves are almost always subsidiary to our long range intentions. A good parent, a good neighbour, a good citizen,… — Gordon W. Allport
I remind myself of the power of thought and how it's my obligation as a citizen (and student) of humanity to propel compassion. — Alyssa Milano
Since it is impossible for the people spontaneously and universally, to move in concert towards their object; and it is therefore essential, that such changes… — James Madison
The Habeas Corpus secures every man here, alien or citizen, against everything which is not law, whatever shape it may assume. — Thomas Jefferson
The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person and property and in their management. — Thomas Jefferson
I do not believe in taking away the right of the citizen for sporting, for hunting and so forth, or for home defense. But I… — Ronald Reagan
Not to our surprise, we discover that gun crime in Britain is up 10.9 percent since the disarmament of the private citizen. — Jeff Cooper
This house protected by an armed citizen. There is absolutely nothing here worth dying for. — Patrick Henry
It is to law alone that men owe justice and liberty. It is this salutary organ, of the will of all which establishes in civil… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our… — John F. Kennedy
The era of big government is over, but the era of big challenge is not. We need an era of big citizenship. There are many… — William J. Clinton
No citizen of this nation is worthy of the name unless he bears unswerving loyalty to the system under which he lives, the system that… — John A. Hannah
I think, at the end of the day, the most special thing is when a mother or a gay person comes up to you and… — Brendon Ayanbadejo
If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity… — Baron de Montesquieu
Without an unfettered press, without liberty of speech, all of the outward forms and structures of free institutions are a sham, a pretense - the… — William Borah
No citizen enjoys genuine freedom of religious conviction until the state is indifferent to every form of religious outlook from Atheism to Zoroastrianism. — Harold Laski
To speak practically and as a citizen, unlike those who call themselves no-government men, I ask for, not at once no government, but at once… — Henry David Thoreau

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