John Stuart Mill
Philosopher, Political Economist
"The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it."
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Citizenship
69 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Mahatma Gandhi
Political Leader
"Good government is no substitute for self-government."
Margaret Thatcher
Politician
"Citizenship should be based on those who have a close and real relationship with this country and its inhabitants."
Roland Smith
Author
"My heavenly citizenship makes the whole world a foreign mission field."
Oprah Winfrey
Television host, producer, philanthropist
"Getting my library card was like citizenship; it was like American citizenship."
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"Education should be the handmaid of citizenship."
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"Citizenship is what makes a republic - monarchies can get along without it."
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"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."
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"I'm just a citizen temporarily in public service."
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"Civility also requires relearning how to disagree without being disagreeable. Surely you can question my policies without questioning my faith or, for that matter, my citizenship."
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"The true purpose of education is to prepare young men and women for effective citizenship in a free form of government."
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"Citizenship means standing up for everyone's right to vote.***"
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"Rights of true citizenship accrue only to those who serve the State to which they belong."
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"Neither democracy nor effective representation is possible until each participant in the group...devotes a measurable part of his life to furthering its existence."
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"I would not be interested in writing if I didn't feel that what I wrote was an act of good citizenship or an attempt, at any rate, to be a good citizen."
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