Citizens Quote by Paul Wellstone

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

— Barack Obama

As elected leaders, it is our collective responsibility to set standards of respect and elevate understanding between the communities we represent.

— Dean Phillips

We have a responsibility as elected officials to do good public policy in the best interest of all the people.

— Maxine Waters

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we…

— George Soros

Political action is the highest responsibility of a citizen.

— John F. Kennedy

We always hear about the rights of democracy, but the major responsibility of it is participation.

— Wynton Marsalis

Global actions require local and national participation. International cooperation and action requires community perspectives and legitimacy if it is to be effective.

— Ian Goldin

I believe we have a responsibility, even if our job is to lead a nonprofit organization, as private citizens to be good citizens and…

— Jerry Falwell, Jr

Ethically and politically it is important to face up to the need for a universal perspective in our divided, multi-cultural, unequal and unjust world.

— Alison Assiter

When we talk about global crisis, or a crisis of humanity, we cannot blame a few politicians, a few fanatics, or a few troublemakers.…

— Dalai Lama

Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on.

— Richard P. Feynman

Every citizen is responsible for the society in which we are living.

— Rohini Hattangadi