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Citizens Quotes by Eric Liu
- At the heart of our public morality is the idea that he who gives generously is most virtuous and morally praiseworthy; that there is no…
- True patriots believe that we should measure a citizen's worth by contribution to country and community, not by wealth or power-that those whom America has…
- Imagine filling a college with the first 1,000 students to get perfect SATs. Whatever the racial composition of that class would be, the notion seems…
- 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.
- As it stands now, those of us who are lucky enough to be citizens by birth don't have to do much. Very little is asked…
- Here's a proposal, offered only partly in jest: no resident of the United States, whether born here or abroad, should get to be a citizen…
- If the undocumented have to work hard to attain citizenship, those of us who already are citizens should have to work hard to sustain it.…
- Have you ever watched someone become American? Last week, at a national citizenship conference I organize, thirty immigrants from 17 countries swore an oath and…
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- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- The future of Haiti must be linked to the respect of the rights of every single citizen. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing… — Bashar al-Assad
- What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different ethnicity or… — Chinua Achebe
- I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens, never see… — David Attenborough
- The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was… — Michelle Bachelet
- 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
- My view is different. Public relations are a key component of any operation in this day of instant communications and rightly inquisitive… — Alvin Adams
- As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who should have… — David Baldacci