Citizens Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“There is a genius of a nation, which is not to be found in the numerical citizens, but which characterizes the society.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The history of mankind interests us only as it exhibits a steady gain of truth and right, in the incessant conflict which it records…

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If we will not interfere with our thought, but will act entirely, or see how the thing stands in God, we know the particular…

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If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the…

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A man cannot speak but he judges himself. With his will or against his will he draws his portrait to the eye of his…

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Consideration is the soil in which wisdom may be expected to grow, and strength be given to every up-springing plant of duty.

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“There is then creative reading as well as creative writing. When the mind is braced by labor and invention, the page of whatever book…

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The order of things consents to virtue.

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Life only avails, not the having lived.

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Another success is the post-office, with its educating energy augmented by cheapness and guarded by a certain religious sentimentin mankind; so that the power…

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A child reminds us that playtime is an essential part of our daily routine.

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No man can be criticised but by a greater than he. Do not, then, read the reviews.

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Coal lay in ledges under the ground since the Flood, until a laborer with pick and windlass brings it to the surface. We may…

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Politics is not an issue whether you like or dislike , but every citizen must involve.

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I will be a model prisoner, as I have been a model citizen

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“The police ultimately pay the price for poor customer service when citizens become fearful of them.”

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Worship isn't destructive, Martin. I know that. I don't. I only know it's the core of his life. What else has he got? He…

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No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends.

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Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal…

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A free society depends upon a high degree of mutual trust. The public will not give that trust to officials who are not seen…

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My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little…

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The average ordinary citizen can do a lot of different things when it comes to the climate crisis.

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