Duty Quote by Eric Liu

We go to Europe to be Americanized.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

One of the revelations in that book [Lincoln in the Bardo] for me was this idea about citizenship. Even that word - citizenship -…

— George Saunders

Americanization means the process of becoming an American. It means civic incorporation, becoming a part of the polity - becoming one of us. But…

— Barbara Jordan

Americans continue to rapidly homogenize ourselves into a neutered oblivion. For a country founded on the protection of the unique, we relish our sameness.

— Lewis Black

Progress in our country has always been too slow, and creating change has always been difficult, but we must continue marching towards those ideals…

— Ralph Northam

Being an American is an action; it's an ideal to strive for. It's being part of this constantly perfecting union that, with each generation,…

— Sarah McBride

“Many people constantly talk about their rights, but citizenship also comes with duties.”

— Ingrid Holm-Garibay

[American Citizenship] captures the enduring idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations

— Barack Obama

The preservation of our national security and the laws that define us as the United States of America demand that we understand the intersection…

— John O. Brennan

One question we must consider today is how we can take action to unify our nation, heal racial division, end poverty and give real-life…

— Edward Kennedy

As citizens, we understand that it is not about what America may do for us. It's about what can be done by us, together.

— Barack Obama

“The Americans are very patriotic, and wish to make their new citizens patriotic Americans. But it is the idea of making a new nation…

— G.K. Chesterton