Citizens Quotes

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Let each citizen contribute their natural talents or acquired skills to the greater benefit of all in the community. — Unknown Author
In modern societies, some members of ethnic minority groups do not want to feel compelled to heed the voices of their communities when participating as… — Unknown Author
If we don't bear witness as citizens, as people, as individuals, the right that we have had to life is sacrificed. There is a silence,… — Jane Rule
It is the Soviet Union that runs against the tide of human history by denying human freedom and human dignity to its citizens. — Ronald Reagan
The glory of this land has been its capacity for transcending the moral evils of our past. For example, the long struggle of minority citizens… — Ronald Reagan
The framers of our Constitution understood the dangers of unbridled government surveillance. They knew that democracy could flourish only in spaces free from government snooping… — Unknown Author
It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory;… — Louis D. Brandeis
I've long believed that one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation… — Ronald Reagan
In my judgment, while it is the duty of Congress to respect to the uttermost the conscientious convictions and religious scruples of every citizen ...… — James A. Garfield
In the experiences of a year of the Presidency, there has come to me no other such unwelcome impression as the manifest religious intolerance which… — Warren G. Harding
There is a flickering spark in us all which, if struck at just the right age...can light the rest of our lives, elevating our ideals,… — Ronald Reagan
A too great disproportion among the citizens weakens any state. Every person, if possible, ought to enjoy the fruits of his labour, in a full… — David Hume
A private man, however successful in his own dealing, if his country perish is involved in her destruction; but if he be an unprosperous citizen… — Thucydides
They who say that we should love our fellow-citizens but not foreigners, destroy the universal brotherhood of mankind, with which benevolence and justice would perish… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The reality is that the people that we represent are no longer going to be second-class citizens in their own country. — Martin McGuinness
The reality is that baby boomers are turning senior citizens and not only is it inhumane, but the system will go broke. There needs to… — Unknown Author
... Sometimes, we try to stifle that fact or hide it, ... But the profound, and ultimately most important, reality is that we are not… — Joe Lieberman
The challenges presented by our budget crisis are some of the most difficult we have ever faced. We are -very simply put -adjusting to reality.… — Kathleen Blanco
He had a vision for changing our Medicare system, for bringing more people into the reality that our government should be a partner in preventing… — Andrew Card
Every citizen owes to the country a vigilant watch and close scrutiny of its public servants and a fair and reasonable estimate of their fidelity. — Grover Cleveland
Thomas Jefferson believed that to preserve the very foundations of our nation, we would need dramatic change from time to time. Well, my fellow citizens,… — William J. Clinton
Luckily for his audiences, Bennett doesn't tire of singing I Left My Heart. ... that song made me a world citizen. And when I do… — Tony Bennett
We, the people, still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity. — Barack Obama
What is this much repeated phrase 'active citizen' supposed to mean? The active citizens are the ones who took the Bastille. — Camille Desmoulins
Sometime, it will be found that people can be changed only by changing their surroundings. It is alleged that, at least ninety-five percent of the… — Robert Green Ingersoll

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