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If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.
Courtesy
Francis Bacon

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The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.
Democracy
William F. Buckley

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I am a Roman citizen.
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Marcus T. Cicero

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Of all tasks of government the most basic is to protect its citizens against violence.
Government
John Foster Dulles

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The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.
State
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute.
Patriotism
J. William Fulbright

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The rope by which the great blocks of taxes are attached to any citizenry is simple loyalty.
Taxes and Taxation
Stephen King

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Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.
History and Historians
Abraham Lincoln

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There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.
Democracy
Ralph Nader

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Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
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George Jean Nathan

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Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.
Politicians and Politics
George Jean Nathan

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Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
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Plutarch

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To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy.
Eloquence
Bertrand Russell

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I am not an Athenian, nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
Humankind
Socrates

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The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizen's skin.
Body
Gloria Steinem

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When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
Army and Navy
George Washington

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Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.
Citizenship
Daniel Webster

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We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.
World
Woodrow T. Wilson

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun