Citizens Quotes

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I think people are frustrated in this society, where predators prey upon normal, law-abiding citizens, and you never see justice in the courtroom. In my… — Steven Seagal
If active or concerned citizens forfeit politics, they thereby abandon their society to its most mediocre and venal public servants — Tony Judt
The real struggle for us is for the citizen to cease to be the property of the state. — Adam Michnik
That the sole object and only legitimate end of government is to protect the citizen in the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property, and when… — Ezra Taft Benson
The great body of physical science, a great deal of the essential fact of financial science, and endless social and political problems are only accessible… — H.G. Wells
Mr. McCain fought in Vietnam. I think that he has enough blood of peaceful citizens on his hands. It must be impossible for him to… — Vladimir Putin
Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for the Russian nation,… — Vladimir Putin
Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given the existence of issues like the integration, participation and representation… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Individuals have international duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience. Therefore individual citizens have the duty to violate domestic laws to prevent crimes against… — Edward Snowden
He's the President—it's the responsibility of every citizen to criticize aggressively when they think it's warranted. — Glenn Greenwald
I felt that as an American citizen, as a responsible citizen, I could no longer cooperate in concealing this information from the American public. I… — Daniel Ellsberg
People in every nation enhance the social dimension of their lives by acting as committed and responsible citizens. — Pope Francis
As long as the problems of the poor are not radically resolved by rejecting the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation and by attacking… — Pope Francis
I am Albanian by birth. Now I am a citizen of India. I am also a Catholic nun. In my work, I belong to the… — Mother Teresa
Friends have asked how I came to engender this American antagonism. My prodigious sin was, and still is, being a non-conformist. Although I am not… — Charlie Chaplin
Today courts wrongly interpret separation of church and state to mean that religion has no place in the public arena, or that morality derived from… — Dinesh D'Souza
Democratic power is the only voice most citizens have. — Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so. — Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Cities may now bulldoze private citizens' homes, farms and small businesses to make way for shopping malls or other developments. — Bob Goodlatte
Im always happy to have the President visit North Carolina. Unfortunately, the citizens of North Carolina who could be most adversely affected by the Presidents… — Mel Watt
I think I've been a great citizen. — O J Simpson
The ultimate enemy of Democracy is not the drug dealer of the crooked politician or the crazed skinhead. The ultimate enemy is the New King… — Gerry Spence
All of this is on account we want to register [sic], to become first-class citizens, and if the Freedom Democratic Party is not seated now,… — Fannie Lou Hamer
I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: If there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you just rejected… — Pat Robertson
We Americans claim to be a peace-loving people. We hate bloodshed; we are opposed to violence. Yet we go into spasms of joy over the… — Emma Goldman

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