Citizenship Quotes

448 Citizenship quotes by 261 unique authors

When we begin to believe that there is greater joy in working with and for others, rather than just for ourselves, then our society will… — Jean Vanier
It is comfortable to see the standard of reason at length erected, after so many ages, during which the human mind has been held in… — Thomas Jefferson
I am indebted to the British welfare state; the very one that Mr Cameron would like to replace with charity handouts. When my life hit… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good. — George W. Bush
The goal of this office will not be to favor one religious group over another - or even religious groups over secular groups. It will… — Barack Obama
Yes, our greatness as a nation has depended on individual initiative, on a belief in the free market. But it has also depended on our… — Barack Obama
In Africa, you often see that the difference between a village where everybody eats and a village where people starve is government. One has a… — Barack Obama
When one comes to think of it, there are no such things as divine, immutable, or inalienable rights. Rights are things we get when we… — Helen Keller
It must be a good thing to die conscious of having performed some real good, and to know that by this work one will live,… — Vincent Van Gogh
Honest people know that the road to success and virtue always involves shared sacrifice, hard work, and gratification postponed. Telling people otherwise isn't leadership, it… — Eric Liu
Our commitment should be to leave our environment in better shape than when we found it, our nation's fiscal house in better order, our public… — Eric Liu
True patriots measure themselves not by personal wealth or power but by the degree to which they contribute to the community. — Eric Liu
To love country means to rise above I am because I am. It is to recognize that I am because we are. — Eric Liu
Love of country cannot be a supersized version of individual narcissism. True love of country-of this country-is love of our children, of a creed that… — Eric Liu
At the heart of our public morality is the idea that he who gives generously is most virtuous and morally praiseworthy; that there is no… — Eric Liu
True patriots believe that we should measure a citizen's worth by contribution to country and community, not by wealth or power-that those whom America has… — Eric Liu
Perhaps only when people can enjoy their differences as a resource of cultural enrichment do they become truly civilized. — Herb Kawainui Kane
The true courage of civilized nations is readiness for sacrifice in the service of the state, so that the individual counts as only one amongst… — Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Every citizen of the republic ought to consider himself an unofficial policeman, and keep unsalaried watch and ward over the laws and their execution. — Mark Twain
Today, not a numerous, but an active part of the German people are beginning to realize, not that they have been led astray, not that… — Helmuth James Graf von Moltke
For what is meant by saying that a government ought to educate the people? Why should they be educated? What is the education for? Clearly,… — Herbert Spencer
For everybody has a natural right to defend his own person and property against aggressors, but also to go to the assistance and defence of… — Lysander Spooner
It is not in violence and crime that our greatest danger lies. These evils are so perfectly apparent that they very quickly arouse the moral… — Calvin Coolidge
I consider writing an act of good citizenship. — Kurt Vonnegut
In great cities, spaces as well as places are designed and built: walking, witnessing, being in public, are as much part of the design and… — Rebecca Solnit

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261 authors contributed a total of 448 Citizenship Quotes, led by these top contributors: