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164 Civic quotes by 138 unique authors

I think it is every woman's duty to make herself as attractive as her time and means permit. After all, there you are, in your… — Ilka Chase
I also helped write the five-page statement of principles that Civic Forum issued in late November. That was the first public expression of what the… — Vaclav Klaus
Until, modern times when it became mostly a civic task, education was considered a sacred work. It was sacred because it involved the indwelling spirit… — Michael Meade
Most of all, I love Manchester. The crumbling warehouses, the railway arches, the cheap abundant drugs. That's what did it in the end. Not the… — Tony Wilson
Unlike these powerful grown-ups, children have no ideologies to reinforce, no superstructure of political opinion to promote, no civic equanimity or image to defend, no… — Jonathan Kozol
And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who… — Rene Cassin
Science, which is not so attached to 'truth' as it once was, ut more to immediate 'effectiveness', is now drifting towards a decline, it's civic… — Paul Virilio
Each social formation, through each of its material activities, exerts its influence upon the civic whole; and each of its ideas and ideals wins also… — Patrick Geddes
Our young men in Vietnam have not only acquitted themselves in an outstanding manner during combat operations, but they also have been outstanding ambassadors of… — Unknown Author
And it’d be very hard to make up something as strange as the Dutch tulipmania in the seventeenth century, for example. Or the mysterious case… — Unknown Author
. . . What role does historiography play in the way a society and culture "remembers" past events? Does the historian have a moral or… — Unknown Author
It's a civic virtue to be exposed to things that appear to be outside your interest. In a complex world, almost everything affects you –… — Eli Pariser
The negative penalties of the Old Testament case laws were not harsh but just, not a threat to society but rather the necessary judicial foundation… — Gary North
The next time they give you all that civic bullshit about voting, keep in mind that Hitler was elected in a full, free democratic election — George Carlin
Civic participants don't aim to make life better merely for members of the group. They want to improve even the lives of people who never… — Clay Shirky
People aren't as stupid as the politicians think. More and more of us are laughing off our 'civic duty' to vote, rejecting the role of… — Bob Black
If America has a civic religion, the First Amendment is its central article of faith. — Henry Louis Gates
A God who chastises our lack of faith, our vices, the little esteem in which we hold dignity and the civic virtues. We tolerate vice,… — Jose Rizal
Equality does not mean that all plants must grow to the same height - a society of tall grass and dwarf trees, a jostle of… — Victor Hugo
Where's Barack Obama when Christmas references are being erased from civic calendars? Is he crying out in defense of religious liberty and our First Amendment?… — Chuck Norris
By its very definition, civic responsibility means taking a healthy role in the life of one's community. That means that classroom lessons should be complemented… — John Glenn
The problem is that everywhere the gas drilling industry goes, a trail of water contamination, air pollution, health concerns and betrayal of basic American civic… — Josh Fox
Marriage is a civic matter. It is really not, together with all its circumstances, the business of the church. — Martin Luther
Religious poetry, civic poetry, lyric or dramatic poetry are all categories of man's expression which are valid only if the endorsement of formal content is… — Salvatore Quasimodo
Those who enjoy the blessings of liberty under a divinely inspired constitution should promote morality, and they should practice what the Founding Fathers called civic… — Dallin H. Oaks

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