Citizens Quotes

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The citizen who sees his society's democratic clothes being worn out and does not cry it out, is not a patriot, but a traitor. — Mark Twain
This is the difference between slavery and freedom. The slave must do what his superior orders him to do, but the free citizen-and this is… — Ludwig von Mises
The Democrats say that the United States has had its days in the sun, that our nation has passed its zenith. They expect you to… — Ronald Reagan
I am proud to be an American Citizen. — Robert Purvis
If the people fail to vote, a government will be developed which is not their government... The whole system of American Government rests on the… — Calvin Coolidge
Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns. — Benjamin Franklin
Where progress has been made, wherever any kind of injustice has been overturned, it’s been because people acted as citizens, and not as politicians. They… — Howard Zinn
The Bill of Rights existed long before President Obama was elected, and as long as I’m a U.S. Senator, I will fight to protect the… — Rand Paul
According to The Washington Post, the NSA has been monitoring phone calls and emails of people in Mexico. So apparently it's not enough to spy… — Jay Leno
Regardless of the fact that in this country, certainly in the arts, we treat comedy as a second-class citizen, I've never thought of it that… — Jeff Daniels
Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom. — Patrick Henry
In the kingdom of God there are no second-class citizens. — David S. Baxter
Some issues lend themselves to grassroots campaigns - homeschooling works well - but others require contrivance and connivance to whip up support. Often, lobbyists will… — Jack Abramoff
Unless they can pass the same test that immigrants must pass to become citizens, people shouldnt be allowed to vote. The idea that there is… — Charley Reese
At death we cross from one territory to another, but we'll have no trouble with visas. Our representative is already there, preparing for our arrival.… — Erwin W. Lutzer
Not long ago it was easy to tell who the bad guys were. They carried Kalashnikovs. Now it is much more complicated, but one thing… — Jeff Cooper
Lack of accountability weakens the environmental and health rights of citizens; it damages peace- building and reconciliation initiatives; impedes the implementation of global health policies;… — Widad Akrawi
The government was set to protect man from criminals-and the constitution was written to protect man from the government. The Bill of Rights was not… — Ayn Rand
A government that does not trust it's law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms is itself unworthy of trust. — James Madison
Modern education is competitive, nationalistic and separative. It has trained the child to regard material values as of major importance, to believe that his nation… — Albert Einstein
A song has a few rights the same as ordinary citizens... if it happens to feel like flying where humans cannot fly... to scale mountains… — Charles Ives
Everybody enjoys the freedom he deserves, which is measured by the stature and dignity of his person or by his function, and not by the… — Julius Evola
It is astonishing that gay and lesbian Americans are still treated as second-class citizens. I am confident that, very soon, the laws of this nation… — George Clooney
The ultimate test of a society's freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it's how it treats its dissidents. — Glenn Greenwald
The more we understand what is happening in the world, the more frustrated we often become, for our knowledge leads to feelings of powerlessness. We… — C. Wright Mills

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