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We seek the right to play our part in advancing the cause of national defense and national unity. But certainly, there can be no true national unity where one-tenth of the population is denied their basic rights as American citizens.

~A. Philip Randolph

Topics: Advancing American American Citizens Basic Cause Certainly Citizens Defense Denied National National Defense National Unity Our Part Play Population Right Rights Seek True Unity Where

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I suggest that ten thousand Negroes march on Washington, D.C., the capital of the Nation, with the slogan, 'We loyal Negro American citizens demand the right to work and fight for our country.'

~A. Philip Randolph

Topics: American American Citizens Capital Citizens Country Demand Fight Loyal March Nation Negroes Our Right Slogan Suggest Ten Thousand Washington Work

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I'm advocating that American citizens interested in democracy should stay out of chain stores.

~Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Topics: Advocating American American Citizens Chain Citizens Democracy Interested Out Should Stay Stores

Keywords: Ability


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For kids like me, being called childish can be a frequent occurrence. Every time we make irrational demands, exhibit irresponsible behavior, or display any other signs of being normal American citizens, we are called childish.

~Adora Svitak

Topics: American American Citizens Any Behavior Being Childish Citizens Demands Display Every Every Time Exhibit Frequent Irrational Irresponsible Kids Like Make Me Normal Occurrence Other Signs Time

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It was really my experience at Standing Rock that was pretty pivotal for me because I saw how corporations were literally militarizing themselves against American citizens so that they could kind of maximize their profit margins on fossil fuels.

~Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Topics: Against American American Citizens Because Citizens Corporations Could Experience Fossil Fossil Fuels Fuels How Kind Literally Margins Maximize Me Pivotal Pretty Profit Really Rock Saw Standing Themselves Were

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I'm obviously an American citizen. My parents are American citizens. But I'm not looked at as an American.

~Ana Castillo

Topics: American American Citizen American Citizens Citizen Citizens Looked Obviously Parents

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You know, American citizens, I don't think, ever thought that the right to the pursuit of happiness did not include the right to marry the person you love. But for a whole number of Americans, gay Americans, that happens to be true.

~Andrew Sullivan

Topics: American American Citizens Be True Citizens Did Ever Gay Happens Happiness Include Know Love Marry Number Person Pursuit Pursuit Of Happiness Right Think Thought True Whole You

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The NSA is forbidden to 'target' American citizens, green-card holders or companies for surveillance without an individual warrant from a judge.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: American American Citizens Citizens Companies Forbidden Individual Judge Surveillance Target Warrant Without Nsa

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In late 2003, the Bush administration reversed a long-standing policy requiring agents to destroy their files on innocent American citizens, companies and residents when investigations closed.

~Barton Gellman

Topics: Administration Agents American American Citizens Bush Bush Administration Citizens Closed Companies Destroy Files Innocent Investigations Late Long-Standing Policy Requiring Residents Reversed

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I certainly know German colleagues in the U.S. who try to be Americans, try to melt into Americanism, even before they get married and become American citizens. But I've never tried that.

~Bernhard Schlink

Topics: American American Citizens Americanism Become Before Certainly Citizens Colleagues Even German Get Get Married Know Married Melt Never Tried Try Who

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