Citizens Quotes

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If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of… — Benjamin Franklin
Love, thine is the future. Death, I use thee, but I hate thee. Citizens, there shall be in the future neither darkness nor thunderbolts; neither… — Victor Hugo
For to me every sort of peace with the citizens seemed to be of more service than civil war. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Socrates, indeed, when he was asked of what country he called himself, said, "Of the world"; for he considered himself an inhabitant and a citizen… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Who wouldn't want to vote for a guy who was a peaceful, radical, non-violent revolutionary; who hung around with lepers, hookers, and crooks; who never… — John Fugelsang
A government by secrecy benefits no one. It injures the people it seeks to serve; it damages its own integrity and operation. It breeds distrust,… — Russell B. Long
Voting is the least arduous of a citizen's duties. He has the prior and harder duty of making up his mind. — Ralph Barton Perry
If I've learned anything in the more than 50 years that I've led MDA, it's that the generosity of the American people knows no bounds.… — Jerry Lewis
What we've seen in Louisiana - the breakdown of law and order in the aftermath of disaster - is exactly the kind of situation where… — Wayne LaPierre
Please, accept the most sincere words of sympathy over the natural disaster that affected the United States . I know that hurricane Katrina that hit… — Vladimir Putin
I think every citizen in Burlington has a right to voice their opinion and participate in the local political process no matter who they are… — Tim Scott
Who is the Forgotten Man? He is the clean, quiet, virtuous, domestic citizen, who pays his debts and his taxes and is never heard of… — William Graham Sumner
As far as I'm concerned, the sheriff's department has done an excellent job in Savoy. The department has responded to the needs of our citizens,… — Bill Smith
By contrast, China is a repressive regime that denies its citizens the essential freedoms of religion, political dissent and representative self-government. — Todd Akin
I have in the past declared that in order to achieve a real, just and durable peace, I would be willing to make painful compromises.… — Ariel Sharon
Our commitment to this founding principle is especially relevant today. Americans are united as rarely before in compassion and generosity for our fellow citizens whose… — Edward Kennedy
Applied good taste is a mark of good citizenship. Ugliness is a from of anarchy.. ugly cities, ugly advertising, ugly lives produce bad citizens. — Lester Beall
Since art exists for humanity it is not unreasonable to assume that humanity has some rights in the matter. Who pays the piper calls the… — Walter J. Phillips
The object of government is the welfare of the people. The material progress and prosperity of a nation are desirable chiefly so far as they… — Theodore Roosevelt
Several of my young acquaintances are in their graves who gave promise of making happy and useful citizens and there is no question whatever that… — Luther Burbank
Men who have changed the world never achieved their success by winning the chief citizens to their side, but always by stirring the masses. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Education is the key to opportunity in our society, and the equality of educational opportunity must be the birthright of every citizen. — Lyndon B. Johnson
The function of our Government is to insure to all its citizens, now and hereafter, their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.… — Theodore Roosevelt
The life of a citizen is the property of his country. — Napoleon Bonaparte
A strong defense is the surest way to peace. Strength makes detente attainable. Weakness invites war, as my generationmy generationknows from four very bitter experiences.… — Gerald R. Ford

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