Citizen Quotes

869 Citizen quotes by 627 unique authors

...this remedy is the power of the citizens; they have to prevent the establishment of such an autocratic regime that arrogates to itself a higher… — Ludwig von Mises
A guilty man is punished as an example for the mob; an innocent man convicted is the business of every honest citizen. — Jean de la Bruyere
It bothers me that the executive branch is taking the amazing position that just on the president's say-so, any American citizen can be picked up,… — Laurence Tribe
The phase of the usury system which we are trying to analyze is more or less Patterson's perception that the Bank of England could have… — Ezra Pound
For the power given to Congress by the Constitution does not extend to the internal regulation of the commerce of a State (that is to… — Thomas Jefferson
He who is only an athlete is too crude, too vulgar, too much a savage. He who is a scholar only is too soft, to… — Plato
Living on the Gulf Coast, we often have to go through dangerous situations, whether you're a child, an adult or a senior citizen. — Dwight Henry
I am a citizen of the world first, and of this country at a later and more convenient hour. — Henry David Thoreau
We now know that unity, the cornerstone of Canada's greatness and prosperity, is above all a matter of emotion and reason for every citizen. — Kim Campbell
Somehow this madness must cease. We must stop now. I speak as a child of God and brother to the suffering poor of Vietnam. I… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Afro-American is not a bestial race. If this work can contribute in any way towards proving this, and at the same time arouse the… — Ida B. Wells
All men are equal and free: society by nature, and destination, is therefore autonomous and ungovernable. If the sphere of activity of each citizen is… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
I am an exile; citizen of the country of longing. — Suketu Mehta
Che Guevara taught us we could dare to have confidence in ourselves; confidence in our abilities. He instilled in us the conviction that struggle is… — Thomas Sankara
There won't be editors in the future with the Internet world, with citizen reporting. That doesn't scare me. — Matt Drudge
As an American citizen, one has to vote. If we don't vote, we're not doing our part. We'll become some sort of oligarchy. — Jason Mraz
Some have argued that the President is required to get permission from a federal court before taking action against a United States citizen who is… — Eric Holder
To educate the masses politically is to make the totality of the nation a reality to each citizen. It is to make the history of… — Frantz Fanon
What is a good enough principle for an American citizen ought to be good enough for the working man to follow. — Mother Jones
No one is born a good citizen or a good democrat or a good leader; it takes time and education. — Kofi Annan

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