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Citizen Quotes by John Ralston Saul
- 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…
- The best defence [for a democracy, for the public good] is aggressiveness, the aggressiveness of the involved citizen. We need to reassert that slow, time-consuming,…
- Our civilization is locked in the grip of an ideology - corporatism. An ideology that denies and undermines the legitimacy of individuals as the citizen…
- Democracy is the only system capable of reflecting the humanist premise of equilibrium or balance. The key to its secret is the involvement of the…
- The most powerful force possessed by the individual citizen is her own government. ... Government is the only organized mechanism that makes possible that level…
- Elites quite naturally define as the most important and admired qualities for a citizen those on which they themselves have concentrated.
- The citizen's job is to be rude - to pierce the comfort of professional intercourse by boorish expressions of doubt.
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- I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have been a… — Michele Bachmann
- People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the rights, privileges,… — Michele Bachmann
- If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. — Francis Bacon
- As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who should have… — David Baldacci
- I love my country. And I would have to renounce my Spanish citizenship to become a U.S. Citizen. — Antonio Banderas
- You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is… — Charles A. Beard
- I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to be an… — Warren Beatty
- I'm a happy person but an angry citizen. — Lewis Black
- The law is not a 'light' for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any… — Robert Bolt
- Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting… — Barbara Boxer