Civics Quotes

153 Civics quotes by 130 unique authors

The American people have entered upon the mightiest civic struggle known to their history.Â ... The Golden Rule is rejected by the heads of all… — James B. Weaver
Community connectedness is not just about warm fuzzy tales of civic triumph. In measurable and well-documented ways, social capital makes an enormous difference in our… — Robert D. Putnam
We live in a world of increasing dependence on electronic records and retrieval, unprecedented security and preservation concerns, and insufficient attention to civic and democratic… — Allen Weinstein
Cooking is one of the oldest arts and one which has rendered us the most important service in civic life. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
What really matters from the point of view of social capital and civic engagement is not merely nominal membership, but active and involved membership. — Robert D. Putnam
A society that relies on generalized reciprocity is more efficient than a distrustful society, for the same reason that money is more efficient than barter.… — Robert D. Putnam
In our democratic society, the library stands for hope, for learning, for progress, for literacy, for self-improvement and for civic engagement. The library is a… — Vartan Gregorian
Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and motivation… — Thomas Ehrlich
Media corporations have a civic responsibility not only to prevent fraud and financial abuse, but also to not corrupt or degrade our culture. — Charles W. Pickering
We know these men are professionals whose services are up for bid and whose bags are packed, and yet we call them our own and… — John Thorn
The reason the government sells the census as your ticket to getting goodies - rather than as your civic duty - is that distributing goodies… — Tom G. Palmer
The 'deep' civic function of the humanities . . . is something understood very well by totalitarian societies, which tend to keep close tabs on… — Mark Slouka
The public realm in America has two roles: it is the dwelling place of our civilization and our civic life, and it is the physical… — James Howard Kunstler
I'm a civic busybody and I've been blessed with an active career. — George Takei
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

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