Citizens Quotes

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Every subject's duty is the Kings, but every subject's soul is his own. — William Shakespeare
If, in my retirement to the humble station of a private citizen, I am accompanied with the esteem and approbation of my fellow citizens, trophies… — Thomas Jefferson
We must train and classify the whole of our male citizens, and make military instruction a regular part of collegiate education. — Thomas Jefferson
Great is the good fortune of a state in which the citizens have a moderate and sufficient property. — Aristotle
Social prosperity means man happy, the citizen free, the nation great. — Victor Hugo
In the small town each citizen had done something in his own way to build the community. The town booster had a vision of the… — Daniel J. Boorstin
I would rather have as my patron a host of anonymous citizens digging into their own pockets for the price of a book or a… — John Updike
They tell us we are all citizens, that we were born in this country. Well, a cat can have kittens in the oven, but that… — Malcolm X
Of course, it is possible for any citizen with time to spare, and a canny eye, to work out what is actually going on, but… — Gore Vidal
However energetically society in general may strive to make all the citizens equal and alike, the personal pride of each individual will always make him… — Alexis de Tocqueville
If, in our haste to 'progress,' the economics of ecology are disregarded by citizens and policy makers alike, the result will be an ugly America.… — Stewart Udall
It's time for the State Department to permanently change its official policy to allow all members of U.S. citizens' families - no matter what size… — Ingrid Newkirk
The sane man knows that he has a touch of the beast, a touch of the devil, a touch of the saint, a touch of… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is very strange, this domination of our intellect by our digestive organs. We cannot work, we cannot think, unless our stomach wills so. It… — Jerome K. Jerome
The function of Government must be to favor no small group at the expense of its duty to protect the rights of personal freedom and… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Much more than our other needs and endeavors, it is sexuality that puts us on an even footing with our kind: the more we practice… — Emile M. Cioran
Loving discipline encourages a child to respect other people and live as a responsible, constructive citizen. — James Dobson
It is right to prefer our own country to all others, because we are children and citizens before we can be travellers or philosophers. — George Santayana
Remember that you are an actor in a drama of such sort as the Author chooses: if short, then in a short one; if long,… — Epictetus
You have citizens who don't understand how government works and they're kind of soured on it. All they do is criticize. They have no idea… — Sandra Day O'Connor
More and more, the choice for the world's people is between world warriors and world citizens. — Norman Cousins
Our whole system of government is based on "We the people," but if we the people don't pay attention to what's going on, we have… — Ronald Reagan
The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because there is… — Simon Bolivar
In commemoration of the fact that France was our ally in securing independence the citizens of that nation joined with the citizens of the United… — William Jennings Bryan
In a democracy the majority of citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority...and that oppression of the majority will extend… — Edmund Burke

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