Citizenship Quotes - Page 20

• It gives me the greatest pleasure to say, as I do from the bottom of my heart, that never in the history of the country, in any crisis and under any conditions, have our Jewish fellow citizens failed to live up to the highest standards of citizenship and patriotism.

  William Howard Taft

  Country, Heart, Giving

  William Howard Taft, David Henry Burton (2004). “The Collected Works of William Howard Taft: Presidential addresses and state papers”

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• Are we bereft of citizenship because we are mothers, wives and daughters of a mighty people? Have women no country--no interests staked in public weal--no liabilities in common peril--no partnership in a nation's guilt and shame?

  Angelina Grimke

  Daughter, Mother, Country

  Sarah Grimke, Angelina Grimke (2015). “On Slavery and Abolitionism: Essays and Letters”, p.197, Penguin

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• Just to pile up money for my own sake, I just can't view that as good citizenship.

  Walter Annenberg

  Views, Sake, Prosperity

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• The choice before us is plain: Christ or chaos, conviction or compromise, discipline or disintegration. I am rather tired of hearing about our rights and privileges as Americans. The time is come - it is now - when we ought to hear about the duties and responsibilities of our citizenship. America's future depends upon her accepting and demonstrating God's government.

  Peter Marshall

  God, Jesus, Tired

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• If we accept the logic of the Declaration, reverence for God is not just a matter of religious faith, it is the foundation of justice and citizenship in our republic.

  Alan Keyes

  Religious, Justice, Foundation

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• History is the key to citizenship.

  Taylor Branch

  Keys

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• One of the significant reasons why women who are trafficked and forced to work as prostitutes often don't want to come forward is because they're worried they'll be deported. If the police are certain that a woman has been trafficked and forced into prostitution, then perhaps we should automatically allow her citizenship.

  Chester Brown

  Police, Want, Reason Why

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• Where do real conversations about citizenship occur? In our schools. Think about the things you learned in first grade. "My Country 'Tis of Thee," "I pledge allegiance to the flag," "America the Beautiful."

  Henry Louis Gates

  Beautiful, Country, Real

  "Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. October 21, 2013.

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• I now have Croatian citizenship, but I only accepted it because Croatia allowed me to keep my Russian passport.

  Garry Kasparov

  Croatia, Accepted, Passports

  "Putin Needs Wars To Legitimize His Position". Interview with Erich Follath, www.spiegel.de. November 10, 2015.

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• You must understand the environment in Pakistan. This has become a moneymaking concern. A lot of people say if you want to go abroad and get a visa for Canada or citizenship and be a millionaire, get yourself raped.

  Pervez Musharraf

  People, Pakistan, Want

  "Can Musharraf win back Pakistan?" by Syed Hamad Ali, www.theguardian.com. October 14, 2010.

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• I appreciate the good work that senators in both parties have put into trying to fix our broken immigration system. There are some good elements in this proposal, especially increasing the resources and manpower to secure our border and also improving and streamlining legal immigration. However, I have deep concerns with the proposed path to citizenship. To allow those who came here illegally to be placed on such a path is both inconsistent with rule of law and profoundly unfair to the millions of legal immigrants who waited years, if not decades, to come to America legally.

  Ted Cruz

  Party, Years, Law

  FaceBook post by Senator Ted Cruz from Jan 28, 2013

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• A good place to start is with the kids ... One of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents. It is time to provide an opportunity for legal residence and citizenship for those who were brought to this country as children and who know no other home.

  Eric Cantor

  Country, Children, Mistake

  "Eric Cantor: Dreamers 'Should Receive Pathway To Citizenship'" by Elise Foley, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 02, 2013.

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• I still believe the momentum is there to accomplish comprehensive immigration reform, and I think there is a bipartisan coalition that would pass right now, a pathway to citizenship if Speaker Boehner lets it come to the floor.

  Joaquin Castro

  Believe, Thinking, Pathways

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• I will argue until my last breath for a pathway to citizenship that is quick and efficient because I want to end this chapter. I want to end it...But let me say, conversely, I am as committed as any Republican to ending illegal immigration as we know it...They want to end it. So do I.

  Luis Gutierrez

  Pathways, Immigration, Want

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• Told reporters Wednesday he can support a pathway to citizenship for some of the 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. and that he actually prefers it to a plan that would create a second-class of citizens through alternative programs.

  Darrell Issa

  Class, Support, Pathways

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• Any new pathway to citizenship is completely off the table ... [Illegal immigrants should be able to get citizenship] the same way as any other immigrant has to do it ... You have to apply for legal permanent residence, be it family-based or employment-based. You shouldn't be treated worse than the people doing it the right way, but I think it would be unconscionable for us to treat them better than the people who are doing it the right way.

  Raul Labrador

  Thinking, People, Pathways

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• Equality is the heart and essence of democracy, freedom, and justice, equality of opportunity in industry, in labor unions, schools and colleges, government, politics, and before the law. There must be no dual standards of justice, no dual rights, privileges, duties, or responsibilities of citizenship. No dual forms of freedom.

  A. Philip Randolph

  Heart, School, Responsibility

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• Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship.

  Kofi Annan

  Education, Doors, Essentials

  FaceBook post by Kofi Annan from Apr 23, 2017

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• Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.

  William J. Clinton

  Education, Creativity, Responsibility

  Clinton, William J. (1995). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1994”, p.1503, Best Books on

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• All must admit that the reception of the teachings of Christ results in the purest patriotism, in the most scrupulous fidelity to public trust, and in the best type of citizenship.

  Grover Cleveland

  Teaching, Patriotic, Godly

  Grover Cleveland (1909). “Addresses, State Papers and Letters”

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• Let us remember the large numbers of citizens who, day in and day out, through acts of volunteerism large and small, bring hope to so many of the world's disadvantaged. Let us ensure that this wonderful resource, available in abundance to every nation, is recognized and supported as it works towards a more prosperous and peaceful world.

  Kofi Annan

  Helping Others, Numbers, Volunteer

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• It was a failure of citizenship of the American people that the Bush cabal was allowed to invade Iraq. Thus, every U.S. citizen who is not doing everything in their power to end this illegal and immoral occupation as quickly as possible is complicit with the war crimes being committed in Iraq on a daily basis.

  Dahr Jamail

  War, Iraq, People

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• What we seek to advance, what we seek to develop in all of our colleges and universities, are educated men and women who can bear the burdens of responsible citizenship, who can make judgments about life as it is, and as it must be, and encourage the people to make those decisions which can bring not only prosperity and security, but happiness to the people of the United Sates and those who depend upon it.

  John F. Kennedy

  College, Men, People

  Kennedy, John F. (1964). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963”, p.718, Best Books on

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• I see no reason why Indians who can give satisfactory proof of having by their own labor supported their families for a number of years, and who are willing to detach themselves from their tribal relations, should not be admitted to the benefit of the homestead act and the privileges of citizenship, and I recommend the passage of a law to that effect. It will be an act of justice as well as a measure of encouragement.

  Rutherford B. Hayes

  Encouragement, Years, Law

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• If the money is raised by taxation, then the burden will fall where it ought to fall, . . . and the rich and stingy will no longer be able to evade the duties of citizenship and of humanity.

  Robert Green Ingersoll

  Fall, Political, Humanity

  Robert Green Ingersoll (1909). “The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll”

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