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Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Administration Another Cannot Citizens Congress Dishonor Down Escape Fellow Fellow Citizens Fiery Generation History Honor Insignificance Latest Light Ourselves Pass Personal Remembered Significance Spare Spite This Administration Through Trial Us We Cannot Which Will

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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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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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If you think aficionados of a living Constitution want to bring you flexibility, think again. You think the death penalty is a good idea? Persuade your fellow citizens to adopt it. You want a right to abortion? Persuade your fellow citizens and enact it. That's flexibility.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Abortion Adopt Again Bring Citizens Constitution Death Death Penalty Enact Fellow Fellow Citizens Flexibility Good Good Idea Idea Living Penalty Persuade Right Think Want You Your

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Until the courts put a stop to it, public debate over same-sex marriage displayed American democracy at its best. Individuals on both sides of the issue passionately, but respectfully, attempted to persuade their fellow citizens to accept their views.

~Antonin Scalia

Topics: Accept American Attempted Best Both Both Sides Citizens Courts Debate Democracy Displayed Fellow Fellow Citizens Individuals Issue Marriage Over Passionately Persuade Public Put Respectfully Same-Sex Same-Sex Marriage Sides Stop Until Views

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What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions.

~Aristotle

Topics: Actions Anxious Certain Character Citizens Disposition Fellow Fellow Citizens His Moral Moral Character Most Namely Performance Produce Statesman Virtue Virtuous

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The test of our social commitment and humanity is how we treat the most powerless of our fellow citizens, the respect we accord to our fellow human beings. That is what reveals our true culture.

~Azim Premji

Topics: Accord Beings Citizens Commitment Culture Fellow Fellow Citizens How Human Human Beings Humanity Most Our Powerless Respect Reveals Social Test Treat True

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I would never turn my back on my fellow citizens.

~Ben Carson

Topics: Back Citizens Fellow Fellow Citizens Never Turn Would

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I love voting day. I love the sight of my fellow citizens lining up to make their voices heard.

~Beth Broderick

Topics: Citizens Day Fellow Fellow Citizens Heard Lining Love Make Sight Up Voices Voting I Love

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I do care if religious doctrine becomes an excuse to exclude my fellow citizens from the rights and protections our country promises.

~Bill Keller

Topics: Becomes Care Citizens Country Doctrine Exclude Excuse Fellow Fellow Citizens Our Promises Religious Rights

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