Citizens Quotes

2419 Citizens quotes by 1406 unique authors

In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it is part of their fabric, and so the relation between… — Ryszard Kapuscinski
No civilization, including Plato's, has ever been destroyed because its citizens learned too much. — Robert McKee
The nannyism is partly to distract from the corruption — and partly just another opportunity to leverage it. A good general rule is that the… — Glenn Reynolds
For a fledging democratic system to succeed, we need citizens who understand the procedures, believe in democratic rules and get personally involved. — Friedrich Naumann
It (land value taxation) guarantees that no one dispossess fellow citizens by obtaining a disproportionate share of what nature provides for humanity. — William Vickrey
I became a physician in order to help save lives. I am at once a physician, a citizen, and a woman, and I am not… — Mildred Fay Jefferson
Sweden rejected fluoridation in the 1970s, and in this excellent book these three scientists have confirmed the wisdom of that decision. Our children have not… — Arvid Carlsson
Class action lawsuits are an important part of our legal system. All citizens should have the right to band together and settle grievances with bigger… — Thomas Carper
We are close to a consensus that the Kyoto Protocol does huge economic, political, social and ecological damage to the Russian Federation. In addition, it… — Andrey Illarionov
Unequal Democracy is the sort of book to which every political scientist should aspire--it is methodologically rigorous, conceptually serious, and above all, it addresses urgent… — Robert D. Putnam
I'm fed up with democracy. In a democracy, people vote for the mayors. I wanted to build a city where I will choose the citizens. — Emir Kusturica
I don’t care if half the league strikes. Those who do will encounter quick retribution. All will be suspended, and I don’t care if it… — Ford Frick
We're going to be on the ground in Iraq as soldiers and citizens for years. We're going to be running a colony almost, — Paul Bremer
Hamas is responsible for countless homicide bombings that have killed hundreds of Israeli citizens. They have waged a terror war with the sole intent of… — Vito Fossella
Therefore every person born within the United States, its territories or districts, whether the parents are citizens or aliens, is a natural born citizen in… — William Rawle
So after a long time of utilizing the American propaganda machine, along with official statements of lies, distortion and falsehood, the focus was basically turned… — Naji Sabri
We are in a world where most American citizens over the age of 12 share things with each other online. — Clay Shirky
When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe. — Mary Frances Berry
It is as though the practices organizing a bustling city were characterized by [city practitioners', everyday citizens'] blindness. The neworks of these moving, intersecting writings… — Michel de Certeau
And because of these programs like Medicare, Medicare prescription drugs, Social Security, we now have the healthiest and wealthiest group of senior citizens that the… — James T. Walsh
Failure to properly control our borders costs citizens in many ways: schools become overcrowded, medical resources are stretched too thin, other government services are overtaxed,… — Zach Wamp
I've learned that courage and compassion are two sides of the same coin, and that every warrior, every humanitarian, every citizen is built to live… — Eric Greitens
Every citizen in every country in the world now grows up in two nations. Their own and Hollywood. — Nick Mancuso
A people [America] that does not prepare to fight should then be morally prepared to surrender. To fail to prepare soldiers and citizens for limited,… — T. R. Fehrenbach
If there is any honor in all the world that I should like, it would be to be an honorary Jewish citizen. — Alfred Leslie Rowse

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