Citizen Quotes

869 Citizen quotes by 627 unique authors

As a citizen and someone who was a judge on the constitutional law court for 18 years, I feel whenever I can raise my voice… — Bernhard Schlink
A Christian is not simply a person who is forgiven and goes to heaven. A Christian, in terms of his or her deepest identity, is… — Neil T Anderson
The Social Citizen is the best, most thorough, and most methodologically sophisticated treatment of the role of social networks in political behavior that I have… — James H. Fowler
To be a good citizen, it's important to be able to put yourself in other people's shoes and see the big picture. If everything you… — Eli Pariser
Loyalty to the principles upon which our Government rests positively demands that the equality before the law which it guarantees to every citizen should be… — Grover Cleveland
Plan the town, if you like; but in doing it do not forget that you have got to spread the people. Make wider roads, but… — Thomas Adams
Arguably the most important parallel between mass incarceration and Jim Crow is that both have served to define the meaning and significance of race in… — Michelle Alexander
We may as well face the fact, and face it squarely, that we are too much governed. The agencies of government have multiplied, their ramifications… — Unknown Author
You are a citizen, and citizenship carries responsibilities. — Paul Collier
As a German citizen, as a German professor, and as a political person, I hold it to be not only my right but also my… — Kurt Huber
I became an American citizen three years ago, and if I'd been arrested, maybe that wouldn't have happened. That was a very proud moment, by… — Jason O'Mara
It only says 'Leave' if you have no identification with yourself as a citizen of this country and you feel you have no obligation to… — Randy Cohen
The citizen who sees his society's democratic clothes being worn out and does not cry it out, is not a patriot, but a traitor. — Mark Twain
This is the difference between slavery and freedom. The slave must do what his superior orders him to do, but the free citizen-and this is… — Ludwig von Mises
I am proud to be an American Citizen. — Robert Purvis
Regardless of the fact that in this country, certainly in the arts, we treat comedy as a second-class citizen, I've never thought of it that… — Jeff Daniels
Some issues lend themselves to grassroots campaigns - homeschooling works well - but others require contrivance and connivance to whip up support. Often, lobbyists will… — Jack Abramoff
Not long ago it was easy to tell who the bad guys were. They carried Kalashnikovs. Now it is much more complicated, but one thing… — Jeff Cooper
Everybody enjoys the freedom he deserves, which is measured by the stature and dignity of his person or by his function, and not by the… — Julius Evola
The more we understand what is happening in the world, the more frustrated we often become, for our knowledge leads to feelings of powerlessness. We… — C. Wright Mills
Decisions are made by those who show up. Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world. — Aaron Sorkin
The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I ask of each Mason, of each member, of each brother, that he shall remember ever that there is upon him a peculiar obligation to… — Theodore Roosevelt
The Constitution of the United States knows no distinction between citizens on account of color. Neither does it know any difference between a citizen of… — Frederick Douglass
We are friendly to our country, and when we speak of the flag of our Union, we love it, and we love the rights the… — Joseph Smith, Jr.

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