Citizen Quotes

869 Citizen quotes by 627 unique authors

The past two decades revolutionized the way we access information. You and I can have our questions answered with the click of a mouse at… — J C Watts
When a citizen gives his suffrage to a man of known immorality he abuses his trust; he sacrifices not only his own interest, but that… — Noah Webster
The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals. — Alfred North Whitehead
One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen. — Philip Wylie
President Jimmy Carter was a citizen soldier. Ironically, he was considered weak because he didn't kill anybody and he didn't get anyone killed. — Andrew Young
Looking out over the port of Dover, with the endless steam of boats coming in and out, every British citizen is reminded that belonging here… — Julian Baggini
In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation. — Abdul Kalam
The work of an intellectual is not to mould the political will of others; it is, through the analyses that he does in his own… — Michel Foucault
It is above all in the present democratic age that the true friends of liberty and human grandeur must remain constantly vigilant and ready to… — Alexis de Tocqueville
I am frankly sick and tired of the political preachers telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I… — Barry Goldwater
It is more important that innocence be protected than it is that guilt be punished, for guilt and crimes are so frequent in this world… — John Adams
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority. — Benjamin Franklin
Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the… — Abraham Lincoln
There is no such thing as the State And no one exists alone; Hunger allows no choice To the citizen or the police; We must… — Wystan Hugh Auden
The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his country… — H. L. Mencken
If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare me a citizen of the world.… — Albert Einstein
It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs. — Albert Einstein
States' rights, as our forefathers conceived it, was a protection of the right of the individual citizen. Those who preach most frequently about states' rights… — Robert Kennedy
A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the highest virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The… — Thomas Jefferson
There is one province in which, sooner or later, virtually everyone gets dealt a leading role--hero, heroine, or villain.... Unlike the slight implications of quotidian… — Lionel Shriver
Men who find themselves late are never sure. They are all the things the civics books tell us the good citizen should be: partisans but… — Stephen King
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen. — Aristotle
The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege… — George S. Patton
When I return to the world, I will be a man. I will walk among you. I will lick my lips with my small, dexterous… — Garth Stein
Dissident Natan Sharansky writes that there are two kinds of states -- "fear societies" and "free societies," two kinds of consciousness. The consciousness derived of… — Naomi Wolf

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