Citizens Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Those peculiar social sensibilities nourished by our own peculiar political principles, while they enhancethe true dignity of a prosperous American, do but minister to…

— Herman Melville

To our wise and free institutions it is to be attributed that while other nations have achieved glory at the price of the suffering,…

— James K Polk

We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort. We postpone and postpone until those…

— William James

It is of the essence of virtue that the good is not to be done for the sake of a reward.

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

“We can be enthused by—yes, that’s right, enthused—by the noblest of ideals, but only on condition that we don’t have to expend any effort,…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been…

— Barack Obama

“there is nothing arrogant about mentioning ordinary people’s material concerns: the poor have the right to do it, and to talk about a readiness…

— Slavoj Žižek

When we look at the astonishing material achievements of the West. we see these things as the result, not of compulsion or government action…

— Enoch Powell

We must give ourselves more earnestly and intelligently and generously than we have to the happy duty of appreciation.

— Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer

To all our means of culture is added the powerful incentive to personal ambition, no post of honor is so high but the poorest…

— James A. Garfield

“We have the Noble Desire to help others and benefit the world, without expecting any return or recognition”

— Ilchi Lee

“we have one weakness that, considering our political maturity as a nation, is rather immature. We continue to expect the world to be grateful…

— Eleanor Roosevelt