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I feel that I am a citizen of the American dream and that the revolutionary struggle of which I am a part is a struggle against the American nightmare.

~Eldridge Cleaver

Topics: Against Am American American Dream Citizen Dream Feel Nightmare Part Revolutionary Struggle Which I Am I Feel

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To be a good citizen, it's important to be able to put yourself in other people's shoes and see the big picture. If everything you see is rooted in your own identity, that becomes difficult or impossible.

~Eli Pariser

Topics: Able Becomes Big Big Picture Citizen Difficult Everything Good Good Citizen Identity Important Impossible Other Own People Picture Put Rooted See Shoes You Your Yourself

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I think it's easier than ever to hear only what you want to hear. That doesn't make a good citizen.

~Eli Pariser

Topics: Citizen Easier Ever Good Good Citizen Hear Make Only Than Think Want You I Think

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As long as I am an American citizen, and as long as American blood runs in these veins, I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish whatever I please on any subject, being amenable to the laws of my country for the same.

~Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Topics: Am American American Citizen Any Being Blood Citizen Country Hold Laws Liberty Long Myself Please Publish Runs Same Shall Speak Subject Veins Whatever Write I Am

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Whenever I work on anything, there's always the fantasy that what one is doing is the next 'Citizen Kane'-slash-'Sopranos.'

~Elizabeth Mcgovern

Topics: Always Anything Citizen Doing Fantasy Next Whenever Work

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The ability to 'multitask,' to switch rapidly among many competing focuses of attention, has become the hallmark of a successful citizen of the 21st century.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Ability Among Attention Become Century Citizen Competing Hallmark Many Rapidly Successful Switch 21St Century

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I was determined not to become an American citizen but I did it for completely cynical reasons: to avoid paying inheritance tax in the U.S.

~Emily Mortimer

Topics: American American Citizen Avoid Become Citizen Cynical Determined Did Inheritance Paying Reasons Tax

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I'm a dual citizen, as are my husband and children. We have got eight passports between us; we're weighed down by them whenever we go anywhere.

~Emily Mortimer

Topics: Anywhere Between Children Citizen Down Dual Eight Go Got Husband Them Us Weighed Whenever

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Being a musician doesn't take away your right as a citizen to speak your mind.

~Emily Robison

Topics: Away Being Citizen Mind Musician Right Speak Take Your

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I care about politics just like any other citizen. I'm against the war in Iraq, or any type of war.

~Enrique Iglesias

Topics: About Against Any Care Citizen Iraq Just Like Other Politics Type War I Care

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