Character Quote by Karine Jean-Pierre

Civics is in fact politics, and politics is how things work not only in the political realm but in every other realm. It may…

— Ken Burns

Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.

— John F. Kennedy

Everyone living under the social contract we call democracy has a duty to act responsibly, to obey the laws, and to abandon certain types…

— Simon Mainwaring

The most basic duty of government is to defend the lives of its own citizens. Any government that fails to do so is a…

— Donald Trump

The 'deep' civic function of the humanities . . . is something understood very well by totalitarian societies, which tend to keep close tabs…

— Mark Slouka

If we are to build grassroots respect for the institutions and processes that constitute democracy, the state must treat its citizens as real citizens…

— Mo Ibrahim

No duty, however, binds us to these so-called laws, whose corrupting influence menaces what is noblest in our being.

— Benjamin Constant

We have a duty to look after each other. If we lose control of our government, then we lose our ability to dispense justice…

— Doris "Granny D" Haddock

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…

— John Glenn

When our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act.

— Barack Obama

Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry.

— Rick Perry

I currently perform the most important political duties an American has the responsibility to perform - I experiment in self-government on a daily basis,…

— Ted Nugent