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In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.

~A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Topics: Citizen Democracy Every Happiness Important Individuality Nation Overall Peace Prosperity Well-Being

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When Obama was first proposed as a presidential candidate in 2007, the nation failed to have a meaningful debate concerning the serious constitutional issue of electing someone whose father was not a U.S. citizen.

~Aaron Klein

Topics: Candidate Citizen Concerning Constitutional Debate Failed Father First Issue Meaningful Nation Obama Presidential Proposed Serious Someone Whose

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I am a citizen of the world.

~Abbas Kiarostami

Topics: Am Citizen World I Am

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I'm a proud American - becoming a citizen in 1988 was one of the most profoundly moving occasions in my life; I'm a former Texan and a recent Californian.

~Abraham Verghese

Topics: American Becoming Citizen Former Life Most Moving My Life Occasions Profoundly Proud Recent

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When I think about voting, I can skip it and still see myself as a good citizen. But when I think about being a voter, now the choice reflects on my character. It casts a shadow.

~Adam Grant

Topics: About Being Casts Character Choice Citizen Good Good Citizen Myself Now Reflects See Shadow Skip Still Think Voter Voting I Think I Can

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If I had the day off and knew everyone else was voting, I wouldn't miss it. It would become a routine part of my responsibility as a citizen - like paying taxes, only less soul crushing.

~Adam Grant

Topics: Become Citizen Crushing Day Else Everyone Everyone Else Had Knew Less Like Miss Off Only Part Paying Responsibility Routine Soul Taxes Voting Would

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Be assured, fellow citizens, that in a democracy it is the laws that guard the person of the citizen and the constitution of the state, whereas the despot and the oligarch find their protection in suspicion and in armed guards.

~Aeschines

Topics: Armed Assured Citizen Citizens Constitution Democracy Despot Fellow Fellow Citizens Find Guard Guards Laws Person Protection State Suspicion Whereas

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China has not established the rule of law and if there is a power above the law there is no social justice. Everybody can be subjected to harm. I'm just a citizen: my life is equal in value to any other. But I'm thankful that when I lost my freedom so many people shared feelings and put such touching effort into helping me.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: Above Any China Citizen Effort Equal Established Everybody Feelings Freedom Harm Helping Just Justice Law Life Lost Many Me My Life Other People Power Put Rule Rule Of Law Shared So Many People Social Social Justice Subjected Thankful Touching Value

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Unless you have a sense of values that's shared by people and turns them loose to do certain things on their own within those sets of values, the organization, whether a nation or corporation or citizen group, just doesn't work very well.

~Alan Cranston

Topics: Certain Certain Things Citizen Corporation Group Just Loose Nation Organization Own People Sense Sets Shared Them Things Those Turns Unless Values Very Well Whether Within Work You

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Twenty five percent of Israeli citizens are not even Jewish. Anybody can become an Israeli citizen if you qualify. Religion is not a criterion for citizenship.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Anybody Become Citizen Citizens Citizenship Criterion Even Five Israeli Jewish Percent Qualify Religion Twenty You

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