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There's a generation of people I think without a strong connection to family, to religion, to civic duty. They have a real disassociation from the… — Tim Heidecker
If we would accept heaven's life, we need by all means to live in the world and to participate in its duties and affairs. In… — Emanuel Swedenborg
I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement - and our record of having the nation's highest voter participation. — Al Franken
Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty. — Norman Douglas
If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education. — Jane Fonda
What's similar between Britain and America is the lack of good-quality civic buildings. — Zaha Hadid
Voting is a civic sacrament. — Theodore Hesburgh
There's a civic nationalism in Britain and dozens of other countries. — Michael Ignatieff
A constitutional democracy is in serious trouble if its citizenry does not have a certain degree of education and civic virtue. — Phillip E. Johnson
When Hegel later became a man of influence' he insisted that the Jews should be granted equal rights because civic rights belong to man because… — Walter Kaufmann
The fact that so many of your people are today residents and citizens of the United States, lending their influence to our civic and economic… — Frank B. Kellogg
I believe an invitation from the Commission on Presidential Debates is similar to a draft notice - a civic responsibility. — Jim Lehrer
From the right, you get demagogues shouting about brown-skinned anchor babies and clamoring to deport the undocumented. From the left, you get advocacy for the… — Eric Liu
Corporations often partner with government after natural disasters, as many companies did in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. As a rule, however, long-term… — Simon Mainwaring
Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car. — Elon Musk
It is the State which educates its citizens in civic virtue, gives them a consciousness of their mission and welds them into unity. — Benito Mussolini
If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness - and there is no better way to do that than by example - their children will probably… — Sandra Day O'Connor
I think we may be seeing the beginnings of a resurgence of civic-mindedness in this country. Hopefully the younger generations, which came out in record… — Sandra Day O'Connor
If there were some recipe that would make all of our children really sane and civic-minded and hugely intelligent, I think we'd probably all do… — Amanda Peet
Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans. — Christine Pelosi
You can bring your children under age 18 into the voting booth with you. Many families do so as a way to teach civic responsibility. — Christine Pelosi
Religiosity turns out to be the best indicator of civic involvement: it's more accurate than education, age, income, gender or race. — Jonathan Sacks
Frequent worshippers are also significantly more active citizens. They are more likely to belong to community organizations, especially those concerned with young people, health, arts… — Jonathan Sacks
In her religious role, the Queen is head of the Church of England, but in her civic role she cares for all her subjects, and… — Jonathan Sacks
I think we're going to start to see a new model of civic advocacy where people get together once in a while to protest, but… — Alex Steffen

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