Citizen Quotes

869 Citizen quotes by 627 unique authors

Now that he's gone, I feel like I'm a senior citizen who gave away her life savings over the phone. And this is the crux:… — Emma Forrest
The philosopher is not a citizen of any community of ideas, that is what makes him a philosopher. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
If I may ride with you, Citizen Evremonde, will you let me hold your hand? I am not afraid, but I am little and weak,… — Charles Dickens
Wait. Far be it for me to say this" â€” Hamish looked around the compartment â€” "and if anyone tells Uncle Eddie I suggested being… — Ally Carter
If every single Jew born anywhere in the world has the right to become an Israeli citizen, then all the Palestinians who were chucked out… — Tariq Ali
Consequently, citizen legislators, rotating back to their communities after a short period of public serviceâ€”considered an indispensable and routine characteristic and design of representative government… — Mark Levin
One must choose between making a man or a citizen, for one cannot make both at the same time. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A man rising in the world is not concerned with history; he is too busy making it. But a citizen with a fixed place in… — Malcolm Cowley
It is the fundamental theory of all the more recent American law...that the average citizen is half-witted, and hence not to be trusted to either… — H. L. Mencken
In a government bottomed on the will of all, the... liberty of every individual citizen becomes interesting to all. — Thomas Jefferson
Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general… — George Orwell
How great musicians demonstrate a mutual respect and trust on the bandstand can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every aspect of your… — Wynton Marsalis
Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his… — Andrew Jackson
Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. — Plutarch
As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this. — Paul Robeson
So we must lay it down that the association which is a state exists not for the purpose of living together but for the sake… — Aristotle
Under our institutions the only way to perfect the Government is to perfect the individual citizen. It is necessary to reach the mind and soul… — Calvin Coolidge
No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime. Young… — Kofi Annan
It is probably a pity that every citizen of each state cannot visit all the others, to see the differences, to learn what we have… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and,… — John F. Kennedy

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