Citizens Quotes

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Each citizen contributes to the revenues of the State a portion of his property in order that his tenure of the rest may be secure. — Baron de Montesquieu
Unkindness to anything means an injustice to that thing. If I am unkind to you I do you an injustice, or wrong you in some… — George Washington Carver
The American Colossus was fiercely intent on appropriating and exploiting the riches of all continents - grasping with both hands, reaping where he had not… — Gifford Pinchot
Analogies and metaphors have often proved pivotal in expanding our thoughts both within and without science, and so one should not discourage the attempt to… — Tony Rothman
I think the nation as a whole has a role in making sure that each individual, each citizen maximizes one's potential. — Tim Scott
I like a lot of classic movies, like, for example, 'Citizen Kane', James Dean movies, etc, etc. — Tommy Wiseau
For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens: as long as you obey the law, we will leave you… — David Cameron
Democracy is a form of the state, it represents, on the one hand, the organized, systematic use of force against persons; but, on the other… — Vladimir Lenin
In spite of overwhelming evidence, it is most difficult for a citizen of western Europe to bring thoroughly home to himself the truth that the… — Henry James Sumner Maine
A recent poll showed that nearly half the American public believes that the government should redistribute wealth. That so many people are so willing to… — Thomas Sowell
America has 2.2 million of it's citizens incarcerated. It's a statistic we should be ashamed of... — Henry Rollins
I have asserted the right of Negroes to meet the violence of the Ku Klux Klan by armed self-defense — and have acted on it.… — Robert F. Williams
A thoughtless citizen of a democracy is a delinquent citizen of a democracy, — Leon Wieseltier
The power to arrest - to deprive a citizen of liberty - must be used fairly, responsibly, and without bias. — Loretta Lynch
On August 28, 1933, Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6260, outlawing the constitutional right of U.S. citizens to own gold. — Michael Maloney
Services provided to individuals who are irreversibly prevented from being or becoming participating citizens are not basic and should not be guaranteed. An obvious example… — Ezekiel Emanuel
I am grateful to the motherland and the people. I feel honored to fly into space on behalf of hundreds of millions of female Chinese… — Liu Yang
With all my heart I beseech and beg my two hundred million female compatriots to assume their responsibility as citizens. Arise! Arise! Chinese women, arise! — Qiu Jin
When I was a kid and going to the movies I was overwhelmed by the way women were always second-class citizens in the film. — Brit Marling
The gods gave me a father who ruled over me and rid me of any trace of arrogance and showed me that one can live… — Marcus Aurelius
If mind is common to us, then also the reason, whereby we are reasoning beings, is common.' If this be so, then also the reason… — Marcus Aurelius
Bilingualism is not an imposition on the citizens. The citizens can go on speaking one language or six languages, or no languages if they so… — Pierre Trudeau
The community of man should be treated in the same way you would treat your community of brothers or fellow citizens. — Pierre Trudeau
A nation isthe universality of citizens speaking the same tongue. — Giuseppe Mazzini
The United States grants the favors of the second, third, or fifty-seventh chance, and its citizens remain free to invent for themselves whatever character draws… — Bill Vaughan

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