Citizen Quotes

869 Citizen quotes by 627 unique authors

Of course, it is possible for any citizen with time to spare, and a canny eye, to work out what is actually going on, but… — Gore Vidal
The sane man knows that he has a touch of the beast, a touch of the devil, a touch of the saint, a touch of… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is very strange, this domination of our intellect by our digestive organs. We cannot work, we cannot think, unless our stomach wills so. It… — Jerome K. Jerome
Loving discipline encourages a child to respect other people and live as a responsible, constructive citizen. — James Dobson
Remember that you are an actor in a drama of such sort as the Author chooses: if short, then in a short one; if long,… — Epictetus
The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because there is… — Simon Bolivar
This life as a simple citizen and laborer has its benefits not only for the person himself but perhaps also for his country. After all,… — David Ben-Gurion
The American citizen must be made aware that today a relatively small group of people is proclaiming its purposes to be the will of the… — William E. Simon
What is news? It's hard to quantify. Certainly news has changed completely, and the morning shows are not really designed to bring you the news,… — Harrison Ford
I am a Roman citizen. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The way I read Billy Carter's testimony, he was a model citizen himself until the voters went and ruined his life by making his brother… — Calvin Trillin
The oath of renunciation and allegiance is a solemn vow taken by thousands of immigrants each year to become a United States citizen. The oath… — Jim Ryun
The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happy, healthy, or law-abiding citizen.… — Albert Ellis
You would have a huge statelessness problem if you don't consider a child born abroad a U.S. citizen. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I mean, everyone says Citizen Kane. It isn't that great, anyway. And Orson Welles I knew well, of course. He made other incredible films that… — Patrick Macnee
I think very poorly of United Russia. United Russia is the party of corruption, the party of crooks and thieves. And it is the duty… — Alexei Navalny
Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. I am the fellow citizen of every… — Alphonse de Lamartine
You want to defend citizenship? Don't persecute or isolate those without papers. Just live like a citizen. That'd be a first-class way to be American. — Eric Liu
I am an Israeli-born American citizen. — Guy Oseary
If you're a citizen of the State of New York, your kid has as much a right as another kid to an education, and the… — Carl Paladino
Non-citizen terrorist suspects are not members of the American national community, and they have no proper claim on the rights Americans accord one another. — Richard Perle
Nothing is worse, or more of a breach of the social contract between citizen and state, than for government officials, bureaucrats and agencies to waste… — Bob Riley
I am an American citizen born in Kuwait of Egyptian parents. I grew up in Great Britain, Malaysia, and Egypt and have lived in the… — Feisal Abdul Rauf
I think I'm a global citizen. My parents came from China, were educated in France and emigrated to the United States. And I think that… — Anna Sui
The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are… — Larry Sabato

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