Citizenship Quotes

• Citizenship is an attitude, a state of mind, an emotional conviction that the whole is greater than the part...and that the part should be humbly proud to sacrifice itself that the whole may live.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Attitude, Sacrifice, Emotional

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Starship Troopers”, p.127, Penguin

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  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

  Margaret Mead

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

  Margaret Mead, Robert B. Textor (2005). “The World Ahead: An Anthropologist Anticipates the Future”, p.12, Berghahn Books

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• I am a citizen, not of Athens, or Greece, but of the world.

  Socrates

  History, Citizens, World

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• Citizenship is what makes a republic - monarchies can get along without it.

  Mark Twain

  Republic, Monarchy, World Citizen

  Mark Twain (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)”, p.7247, Delphi Classics

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• Citizenship is the chance to make a difference to the place where you belong.

  Charles Handy

  Life, Differences, Making A Difference

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• My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Country

  Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1961

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• Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn't be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person.

  R. Buckminster Fuller

  Inspirational, Life, Determination

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• A nation, as a society, forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Integrity, Responsibility, Hypocrisy

  Thomas Jefferson (2004). “Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness”, p.66, Modern Library

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• The only title in our democracy superior to that of President is the title of citizen.

  Louis D. Brandeis

  Democracy, President, Titles

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• There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.

  Ralph Nader

  Freedom, Democracies Have, Democracy

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• It is not the function of government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.

  Robert H. Jackson

  Fall, Errors, Government

  American Communications Ass'n v. Douds (1950)

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• The social and industrial structure of America is founded upon an enlightened citizenship.

  Bainbridge Colby

  America, Enlightened, Social

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• Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal feeling.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Country, Brother, Community

  Abraham Lincoln, Bob Blaisdell (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations”, p.42, Courier Corporation

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• A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.

  Henrik Ibsen

  Leadership, Community Living, Preparation

  Henrik Ibsen (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henrik Ibsen (Illustrated)”, p.2145, Delphi Classics

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• Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.

  George Jean Nathan

  Freedom, Democracies Have, Political

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• The true courage of civilized nations is readiness for sacrifice in the service of the state, so that the individual counts as only one amongst many. The important thing here is not personal mettle but aligning oneself with the universal.

  Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

  Sacrifice, Important, Civilized Nations

  Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1945). “Hegel's Philosophy of right”

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• The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.

  Plato

  Wise, Plato, Men

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• A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.

  Bill Vaughan

  Funny, Freedom, Humorous

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• Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts itself off from its youth severs its lifeline; it is condemned to bleed to death.

  Kofi Annan

  Cutting, People, Youth

  "Young People, the Change Makers!" by Marsida Bandilli, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 17, 2015.

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• Citizenship comes first today in our crowded world...
  No man can enjoy the privileges of education and thereafter
  with a clear conscience break his contract with society.
  To respect that contract is to be mature, to strengthen it is to be a good citizen,
  to do more than your share under it is noble.

  Isaiah Bowman

  Strength, Education, Respect

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• Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my kind.

  James Meredith

  Mean, Rights, Class

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• The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country.

  Bainbridge Colby

  Loyalty, Country, Tests

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• Good government is no substitute for self-government.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Government, Self, Substitutes

  Mahatma Gandhi (2014). “Freedom's Battle: Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation”, p.74, The Floating Press

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• It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.

  Aristotle

  Motivation, Character, Patriotic

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• As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Inspirational, Hands, Years

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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