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I have just explained my idea of how a constructive period of reflection, one that would send a clear message to the citizens of Europe: You should now what our priorities are. For Germany this means: Unemployment is one of one of our biggest problems.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Biggest Citizens Clear Constructive Europe Explained Germany How Idea Just Means Message Now Our Period Priorities Problems Reflection Send Should Unemployment Would You

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I am deeply grateful to the citizens of Sarajevo and the Sarajevo Canton assembly for bestowing upon me this incredible honor of citizenship. I am so proud to now be a part of such an extraordinary part of the world and fellow citizen to the people I deeply love and admire.

~Angelina Jolie

Topics: Admire Am Assembly Citizen Citizens Citizenship Deeply Extraordinary Fellow Grateful Honor Incredible Love Me Now Part People Proud World I Am

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When citizens believe that the elite care more about those across the ocean than those across the train tracks, insurance has broken down, we divide into factions, and those who are left behind become angry and disillusioned with a politics that no longer serves them.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: About Across Angry Become Behind Believe Broken Care Citizens Disillusioned Divide Down Elite Factions Insurance Left Longer More Ocean Politics Serve Than Them Those Tracks Train Who

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Without effective states working with active and involved citizens, there is little chance for the growth that is needed to abolish global poverty.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: Abolish Active Chance Citizens Effective Global Growth Involved Little Needed Poverty States Without Working

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Americans, like many citizens of rich countries, take for granted the legal and regulatory system, the public schools, health care and social security for the elderly, roads, defense and diplomacy, and heavy investments by the state in research, particularly in medicine.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: American Care Citizens Countries Defense Diplomacy Elderly Granted Health Health Care Heavy Investments Legal Like Many Medicine Particularly Public Public Schools Regulatory Research Rich Roads Schools Security Social Social Security State System Take Take For Granted

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Trade, migration, and modern communications have given us networks of friends and associates in other countries. We owe them much, but the social contract with our fellow citizens at home brings unique rights and responsibilities that must sometimes take precedence, especially when they are as destitute as the world's poorest people.

~Angus Deaton

Topics: Associates Brings Citizens Communications Contract Countries Fellow Fellow Citizens Friends Given Home Migration Modern Much Must Networks Other Other Countries Our Owe People Poorest Precedence Responsibilities Rights Social Social Contract Sometimes Take Them Trade Unique Us World

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Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, but by their own choice, Puerto Rico is not a state. The relationship has worked well for Puerto Rico - which has strengthened its culture, language and economy - and for the United States, which has helped create in Puerto Rico a showcase of democracy and prosperity for all of Latin America.

~Anibal Acevedo Vila

Topics: America Choice Citizens Create Culture Democracy Economy Helped Language Latin Latin America Own Prosperity Puerto Puerto Rico Relationship Rico Showcase State States Strengthened United United States Well Which Worked

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Why do we let blind people and people in wheelchairs become citizens? I feel sorry for cripples, but that doesn't mean I want them in my country.

~Ann Coulter

Topics: Become Blind Citizens Country Feel Mean People Sorry Them Want Why I Feel

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I do recognize the most valuable work being done across the country is that work being done inside the four walls in our homes. And let us not forget how important the work of the mother and father are to raising responsible citizens.

~Ann Romney

Topics: Across Being Being Done Citizens Country Done Father Forget Four Homes How Important Inside Let Us Most Mother Mother And Father Our Raising Recognize Responsible Us Valuable Walls Work

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States have the responsibility to create rules and conditions for growth and development, and to channel the benefits to all citizens by providing education and making people able to participate in the economies, and in decision-making.

~Anna Lindh

Topics: Able Benefits Channel Citizens Conditions Create Decision-Making Development Economies Education Growth Making Participate People Providing Responsibility Rules States

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