Citizens Quotes - Page 9

Pakistan produces people of extraordinary bravery. But no nation should ever require its citizens to be that brave.

They say the state should not impose on its citizens a preferred way of life, but should leave them as free as possible to choose their own values and ends, consistent with a similar liberty for others.

Women are still second-class citizens.

Citizenship is the right to have rights.

Our whole system of government is based on "We the people," but if we the people don't pay attention to what's going on, we have no right to bellyache or squawk when things go wrong.

The only way the kingdom of God is going to be manifest in this world before Christ comes is if we manifest it by the way we live as citizens of heaven and subjects of the King.

Each citizen should play his part in the community according to his individual gifts.

On becoming soldiers we have not ceased to be citizens.

Citizenship should be based on those who have a close and real relationship with this country and its inhabitants.

We now know that unity, the cornerstone of Canada's greatness and prosperity, is above all a matter of emotion and reason for every citizen.

When a private citizen is robbed, a worthy man is deprived of the fruits of his industry and thrift; when the government is robbed, the worst that happens is that certain rogues and loafers have less money to play with than they had before.

The friendliness and charity of our countrymen can always be relied upon to relieve their fellow citizens in misfortune.

Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.

In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.

I believe the equal rights amendment is a necessity of life for all citizens. The cabinet sometimes felt that I shouldn't be so outspoken.

I have introduced a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and make it clear that the Congress and state legislatures do have the ability and the power to regulate and get corporate funding out of political campaigns.

The function of a citizen and a soldier are inseparable.

Fellow citizens, why do you burn and scrape every stone to gather wealth and take so little care of your children to whom you must one day relinquish all?

Bad men cannot make good citizens.

In 1790, the nation which had fought a revolution against taxation without representation discovered that some of its citizens weren't much happier about taxation with representation.

I'm a good citizen. I'm a good father. I recycle and I masturbate.

A nation can assume that the addition of the words "under God" to its pledge of allegiance gives evidence that its citizens actually believe in God whereas all it really proves is that they believe in "believing" in God

As citizens, we must prevent wrongdoing because the world in which we all live, wrong-doer, wrong sufferer and spectator, is at stake.

With an orchestra you are building citizens, better citizens for the community.

Citizen participation is a device whereby public officials induce nonpublic individuals to act in a way the officials desire.