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What we have ignored is what citizens can do and the importance of real involvement of the people involved - versus just having somebody in Washington make a rule.

~Elinor Ostrom

Topics: Citizens Having Ignored Importance Involved Involvement Just Make People Real Rule Somebody Versus Washington

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While Haiti has recently celebrated more than 200 years of independence from French colonial rule, the citizens of the island remain vulnerable to poverty, poor health, and political chaos.

~Eliot Engel

Topics: Celebrated Chaos Citizens Colonial French Haiti Health Independence Island More Political Poor Poverty Recently Remain Rule Than Vulnerable While Years

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Doubts raced through my mind as I considered the feasibility of enforcing a law which the majority of honest citizens didn't seem to want.

~Eliot Ness

Topics: Citizens Considered Doubts Enforcing Honest Law Majority Mind Seem Through Want Which

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To have drunkards, idiots, horse-racing, rumselling rowdies, ignorant foreigners, and silly boys fully recognized, while we ourselves are thrust out from all the rights that belong to citizens, it is too grossly insulting to... be longer quietly submitted to.

~Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Topics: Belong Boy Citizens Foreigners Fully Idiots Ignorant Insulting Longer Ourselves Out Quietly Recognized Rights Silly Submitted Thrust Too While

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Denmark has long been regarded as one of the world's most attractive nations, for citizens and tourists alike. My own visits there, years ago as a student, were delightful.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Alike Attractive Been Citizens Delightful Denmark Long Most My Own Nations Own Regarded Student Tourists Visits Were World Years Years Ago

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There are some patriotic citizens who sincerely hope that America will win the war - but they also hope that Russia will lose it; and there are some who hope that America will win the war, but that England will lose it; and there are some who hope that America will win the war, but that Roosevelt will lose it.

~Elmer Davis

Topics: Also America Citizens England Hope Lose Patriotic Roosevelt Russia Sincerely Some War Who Will Win

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It is our hope that in future discussions with the Mexican government, you will encourage Mexico to do its part to address illegal immigration rather than encourage their citizens to illegally enter the U.S.

~Elton Gallegly

Topics: Address Citizens Discussions Encourage Enter Future Government Hope Illegal Illegal Immigration Immigration Mexican Mexico Our Part Rather Than Will You

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Artists and celebrities are citizens, and as such you have a responsibility to keep fighting for justice because there are monolithic power structures and systemic oppression out there.

~Emily Saliers

Topics: Artists Because Celebrities Citizens Fighting Justice Keep Oppression Out Power Responsibility Structures You

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I'm fed up with democracy. In a democracy, people vote for the mayors. I wanted to build a city where I will choose the citizens.

~Emir Kusturica

Topics: Build Choose Citizens City Democracy Fed Fed Up Mayors People Up Vote Wanted Where Will

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I will defend Europe; it is our civilisation which is at stake... I will work to rebuild ties between Europe and its citizens.

~Emmanuel Macron

Topics: Between Citizens Civilisation Defend Europe Our Rebuild Stake Ties Which Will Work

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