Citizens Quotes - Page 24

Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.

Citizenship is no light trifle to be jeopardized any moment Congress decides to do so under the name of one of its general or implied grants of power.

A nation isthe universality of citizens speaking the same tongue.

Football brings out the sociologist that lurks in some otherwise respectable citizens. They say football is a metaphor for America's sinfulness.

A good deal of classical music is, today, the opium of the good citizen.

A republican form of government requires four standards: It demands a highly educated population manifesting critical thinking that participates in the affairs of the nation. It requires that citizens invest in a similar moral code. It insists on a mutual ethical system abided by all. It must engender a single language whereby all citizens can discuss, debate, come to resolution and initiate mutual beneficial action for their society.

As a slave one cannot undertake obligations without the consent of one's master. As a citizen one cannot undertake obligations unless the legal system of the State in which one holds citizenship permits one to do so. Neither a slave nor a citizen is a free person, although those who are held as slaves or citizens may well be free persons: it is just that their freedom is not respected.

Citizen's Band radio renders one accessible to a wide variety of people from all walks of life. It should not be forgotten that all walks of life include conceptual artists, dry cleaners, and living poets.

It hasn't been easy to find American citizens who are willing to pick fruit in 110 degree weather.

What's interesting is that Citizen Kane was meant as an anti-fascist/anti-capitalist melodrama and for Donald Trump it becomes just another kind of misogynistic claim that misses the point.

Here's a proposal, offered only partly in jest: no resident of the United States, whether born here or abroad, should get to be a citizen until age 18, at which time each such resident has to take a test.

As it stands now, those of us who are lucky enough to be citizens by birth don't have to do much. Very little is asked of us.

I care about politics just like any other citizen. I'm against the war in Iraq, or any type of war.

Citizens are all equal in politics: we each have one vote.

If 'little George Dubya Bush' wins, we are going to apply for Canadian citizenship.

Politics should be the part-time profession of every citizen.

The education that we have so far succeeded in giving to the bulk of our citizens has produced a generation of mental slatterns.

Diogenes, when asked from what country he came, replied, "I am a citizen of the world."

With the continued support of citizens who refuse to accept inaction at the expense of future generations, we will lead the world toward a sustainable future.

If you look globally you see a patchwork of jurisdictions (nations, states, provinces, cities) that have taken aggressive action on climate change, and a patchwork of jurisdictions that have not. These various policies reflect the politics of each jurisdiction and the values of its citizens.

Joe Smith and Brigham Young laid out Independence, but very soon thereafter enough citizens of the county collected to drive them off, after several stubborn fights.

I am not a politician or a military strategist. I am just a citizen voicing my opinions.

I'm conscious of competitive issues, but at the same time the recommendation they make is that we protect citizens by not adding to the overall tax burden of the province.

The enemy combatants in LA are not the citizens and suspects, it's the police officers.

Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.