Quotes about Citizenship
A man without a vote is in this land like a man without a hand.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Of all debts, men are least willing to pay their taxes; what a satire this is on government.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
We must recognize the fundamental rights of man. There can be no true national life in our democracy unless we give unqualified recognition to freedom of religious worship and freedom of education.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money.
- Alain de Botton
I don't believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life.
- Andrew Carnegie
In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars.
- George Washington
An informed patriotism is what we want.
- Ronald Reagan
Americans should tremble before suggesting that any fellow citizen lacks patriotism.
- Barack Obama
Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
- Ronald Reagan
It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy
- Barack Obama
What is called a republic, is not any particular form of government ... it is naturally opposed to the word monarchy, which means arbitrary power.
- Thomas Paine
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're actually paying for.
- Will Rogers