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Citizens Quotes by Theodore Roosevelt
- I ask of each Mason, of each member, of each brother, that he shall remember ever that there is upon him a peculiar obligation to…
- 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…
- 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.…
- No man can be a good citizen unless he has a wage more than sufficient to cover the bare cost of living, and hours of…
- To discriminate against a thoroughly upright citizen because he belongs to some particular church, or because, like Abraham Lincoln, he has not avowed his allegiance…
- In the history of mankind many republics have risen, have flourished for a less or greater time, and then have fallen because their citizens lost…
- A man must first care for his own household before he can be of use to the state. But no matter how well he cares…
- The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his weight; that…
- The true Christians are the true citizens, lofty of purpose, resolute in endeavor, ready for a hero's deeds, but never looking down on their task…
- Any political movement directed against any body of our fellow-citizens because of their religious creed is a grave offense against American principles and American institutions.…
- If we would have our citizens contented and law-abiding, we must not sow the seeds of discontent in childhood by denying children their birthright of…
- A people without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees is almost as helpless; forests which are so used that they cannot…
- The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.
- The great body of our citizens shoot less as times goes on. We should encourage rifle practice among schoolboys, and indeed among all classes, as…
- I am a strong individualist by personal habit, inheritance, and conviction; but it is a mere matter of common sense to recognize that the State,…
- The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do…
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- The future of Haiti must be linked to the respect of the rights of every single citizen. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing… — Bashar al-Assad
- What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different ethnicity or… — Chinua Achebe
- I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens, never see… — David Attenborough
- The possibility of my presidential candidacy emerged spontaneously in public opinion polls. For my part, I noticed people's affection when I was… — Michelle Bachelet
- I am proud of my husband, Marcus, the love of my life, and his Swiss heritage. Even though I have been a… — Michele Bachmann
- People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the rights, privileges,… — Michele Bachmann
- If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. — Francis Bacon
- My view is different. Public relations are a key component of any operation in this day of instant communications and rightly inquisitive… — Alvin Adams
- As a lawyer, as a private citizen, you see a lot of injustice. You see a lot of people who should have… — David Baldacci