931 Quotes About Citizens


  • Author O. Singh
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    Nature treated (the citizens of these countries) equally, but their governments are not treating them equally.

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  • Author Paul Spiegelman
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    My slogan is ordinary citizens pay so millionaires can play. We don't mean that local people want to shut out the rest of the world. But we don't want to be shut out either.

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  • Author Phil Sorensen
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    We expect witnesses and jurors to come in and do their duties as citizens do their job and do justice. And when they are threatened or harassed they are less likely to do that. It erodes everything we're trying to do as prosecutors.

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  • Author Potter Stewart
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    May the state fence in the harmless mentally ill solely to save its citizens from exposure to those whose ways are different? One might as well ask if the state, to avoid public unease, could incarcerate all who are physically unattractive or socially eccentric.

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  • Author Ralph Smith
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    For many years we've been concerned that citizens just don't feel connected with their elected officials. There's not a lot of interest until something happens and then there's complaints. We thought this would help to increase interest in government and voting.

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  • Author Rebecca Solnit
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    We talk about politicians being in public life, but they seldom appear in the public space where everyone is free to appear as a citizen.

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  • Author Rick Scott
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    I can't imagine anybody not wanting to make sure that noncitizens don't dilute legitimate U.S. citizens' vote.

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