Citizen Quotes

869 quotes by 627 authors

The Constitution of the United States of America clearly affirms the right of every American citizen to bear arms. And as Americans, we will not… — Malcolm X
Within the character of the citizen, lies the welfare of the nation. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I am not here as a public official, but as a citizen of a troubled world who finds hope in a growing consensus that the… — Jimmy Carter
Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular gift in that. Democracy… — Dalton Trumbo
No society can exist if respect for the law does not to some extent prevail; but the surest way to have the laws respected is… — Frederic Bastiat
How can we not believe in the greatness of America? How can we not do what is right and needed to preserve this last best… — Ronald Reagan
Who are to be the objects of popular choice? Every citizen whose merit may recommend him to the esteem and confidence of his country. — James Madison
A government which lays taxes on the people not required by urgent public necessity and sound public policy is not a protector of liberty, but… — Calvin Coolidge
I rejoice that liberty . . . now finds an asylum in the bosom of a regularly organized government; a government, which, being formed to… — George Washington
Citizen service is the very American idea that we meet our challenges not as isolated individuals but as members of a true community, with all… — William J. Clinton
[Regarding legislative assemblies,] the number ought at most to be kept within a certain limit, in order to avoid the confusion and intemperance of a… — James Madison
I have appealed to our own experience for the truth of what I advance on this subject [that the legislative power is the predominant power].… — James Madison
If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer...When I was younger, I felt… — Patti Smith
In a word, removing control farther away from the ordinary citizen and taxpayer is tantamount to giving the intelligent, far-sighted and public spirited elements in… — Edward Alsworth Ross
The dissident does not operate in the realm of genuine power at all. He is not seeking power. He has no desire for office and… — Vaclav Havel
And what is a good citizen? Simply one who never says, does or thinks anything that is unusual. Schools are maintained in order to bring… — H. L. Mencken
I am afraid the ordinary citizen will not like to be told that the banks can, and do, create money...And they who control the credit… — Reginald McKenna
In time of this grave national danger, when all excess income should go to win the war, no American citizen ought to have a net… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
A book is a private thing, citizen; it belongs to the one who writes it and to the one who reads it. Like the mind… — Rikki Ducornet
I wish our country could be a free and happy one. Every citizen need not go against their conscience and can find their own place… — Xu Zhiyong

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