Citizens Quotes

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The safety of a republic depends essentially on the energy of a common national sentiment; on a uniformity of principles and habits; on the exemption… — Alexander Hamilton
As a citizen, I would rather have a President McCain that we fight with 20% of the time, than a President Clinton or a President… — Newt Gingrich
The Constitution was not written to restrain the citizen's behavior, it was writtne to restrain the government's behavior. — Rand Paul
The grand jury, composed of 12 eminent New Orleans citizens, heard our evidence and indicted the defendant for participation in a conspiracy to assassinate John… — Jim Garrison
We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure… — Charles Rangel
And if citizens of New Orleans who are really contemplating coming back heard that we're really intent upon making the place secure again - regardless… — Billy Tauzin
The American nation, in its march onward and upward, can not publicly choke the intellectual and political activity of half its citizens by narrow statutes. — Victoria Woodhull
The best political community is formed by citizens of the middle class. — Aristotle
We are all citizens of one world, we are all of one blood. To hate people because they were born in another country, because they… — John Amos Comenius
The greatest propaganda coup of the American Right has been to convince its citizens that we are in the grip of a liberal conspiracy. — Shane Smith
Conservatives need to know how important it is to fill out the census. It is one of the only things our Constitution specifically asks of… — Patrick McHenry
No man could bring himself to reveal his true character, and, above all, his true limitations as a citizen and a Christian, his true meannesses,… — H. L. Mencken
We are citizens of an age, as well as of a State; and if it is held to be unseemly, or even inadmissible, for a… — Friedrich Schiller
We recently had a referendum in New York about extending the forest preserve. The city voted for it by a large majority; yet as I… — Learned Hand
To require a citizen to sign a loyalty oath is to destroy some of the loyalty he could otherwise claim, since any subsequent loyal behavior… — B.F. Skinner
It was appointed by law in Athens, that the obsequies of the citizens who fell in battle should be performed at the public expense, and… — Edward Everett
In a democracy, the most important office is the office of citizen — Louis D. Brandeis
Of all second-class citizens, neurotics are the only ones who are so by choice. — Mignon McLaughlin
The clouds were flying fast, the wind was coming up in gusts, banging some neighboring shutters that had broken loose, twirling the rusty chimney-cowls and… — Charles Dickens
I think a lot of studios today are run by women, and we are entering a time when a lot of women have evolved in… — Judd Apatow
But the other thing is that I feel very confident in the individual pilots. They are tremendous individuals. They are individuals that have sworn to… — Hugh Shelton
God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and… — The Rev
This increase in the life span and in the number of our senior citizens presents this Nation with increased opportunities: the opportunity to draw upon… — John F. Kennedy
I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft. I look forward to… — John F. Kennedy
The ordinary politician has a very low estimate of human nature. In his daily life he comes into contact chiefly with persons who want to… — Walter Lippmann

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