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Citizen Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- The Habeas Corpus secures every man here, alien or citizen, against everything which is not law, whatever shape it may assume.
- The true foundation of republican government is the equal right of every citizen in his person and property and in their management.
- Every male citizen of the commonwealth, liable to taxes or to militia duty in any county, shall have a right to vote for representatives for…
- I agree with you that it is the duty of every good citizen to use all the opportunities, which occur to him, for preserving documents…
- Laws abridging the natural right of the citizen should be restrained by rigorous constructions within their narrowest limits.
- Certainly one of the highest duties of the citizen is a scrupulous obedience to the laws of the nation. But it is not the highest…
- 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…
- 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…
- If, in my retirement to the humble station of a private citizen, I am accompanied with the esteem and approbation of my fellow citizens, trophies…
- The law for religious freedom... [has]put down the aristocracy of the clergy and restored to the citizen the freedom of the mind.
- Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
- 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…
- In a government bottomed on the will of all, the... liberty of every individual citizen becomes interesting to all.
- A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The…
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- I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have been a… — Michele Bachmann
- People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the rights, privileges,… — Michele Bachmann
- If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. — Francis Bacon
- As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who should have… — David Baldacci
- I love my country. And I would have to renounce my Spanish citizenship to become a U.S. Citizen. — Antonio Banderas
- You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is… — Charles A. Beard
- I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to be an… — Warren Beatty
- I'm a happy person but an angry citizen. — Lewis Black
- The law is not a 'light' for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any… — Robert Bolt
- Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting… — Barbara Boxer