Citizen Quotes

869 Citizen quotes by 627 unique authors

What Joe Hamilton lacked more than anything else in the world was some one to kick him. Many a man who might have lived decently… — Paul Laurence Dunbar
So long as freedom from hunger is only half achieved, so long as two thirds of the nations have food deficits, no citizen, no nation… — John F. Kennedy
History, if thoroughly comprehended, furnishes something of the experience which a man would acquire who should be a contemporary of all ages and a fellow… — Philibert Joseph Roux
That fact that Athens could condemn its noblest citizen to death did more than make a profound impression on him. It was to shape the… — Jostein Gaarder
Trees are contagious; as soon as one neighborhood or street is planted, citizen pressure builds up for action from the next street. — William H. Whyte
I have come to a resolution myself as I hope every good citizen will, never again to purchase any article of foreign manufacture which can… — Thomas Jefferson
Will you be a spectator or a citizen? To make a difference in this world, you must be involved. — George W. Bush
Now is not the time to repudiate environmental balance, but rather it is the time for all of us to work together - politician, advocate,… — Robert Redford
The violation of some laws is a normal part of the behavior of every citizen. — Stuart Chase
A library is a place that is a repository of information and gives every citizen equal access to it. — Neil Gaiman
The life of every citizen is becoming a business. This, it seems to me, is one of the worst interpretations of the meaning of human… — Saul Bellow
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… — John Ralston Saul
In great cities, spaces as well as places are designed and built: walking, witnessing, being in public, are as much part of the design and… — Rebecca Solnit
A good education prepares a child to be a good employee and a good citizen-in that order, with the importance of the former never exceeding… — Cullen Hightower
Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen… — Eleanor Roosevelt
Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation — Gordon B. Hinckley
In a world that might say one vote doesn't matter..., it does matter because each person is of infinite worth and value to God... Your… — Billy Graham
Do your duty as an American, and as a citizen of the galaxy... Vote! — George Takei
He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and a… — Ronald Reagan
If an American is concerned only about his nation, he will not be concerned about the peoples of Asia, Africa, or South America. Is this… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The role of citizen in our democracy does not end with your vote. — Barack Obama
Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in… — Mahatma Gandhi
I'm not a politician by profession. I am a citizen who decided I had to be personally involved. — Ronald Reagan
When government is invested with money power it rises above the citizen and under the profession of protecting him may actually constitute the greatest threat… — E.C. Riegel
Money power means budget power and it is folly to imagine that the citizen can control government unless he can control its budget. — E.C. Riegel

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