Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness.
[. . . ] [E]very citizen has to avoid any activities and speeches that harm the image of the country and interests of the people.
All Americans have a sacred duty to guarantee Social Security benefits to our nation's senior citizens
American citizens were targeted and nothing is going to be done about it.
In the Russian experience, although the Russian state is oppressive, it is their state, it is part of their fabric, and so the relation between Russian citizens and their state is complicated.
Who are to be the objects of popular choice? Every citizen whose merit may recommend him to the esteem and confidence of his country.
Science for the Citizen is. . . also written for the large and growing number of adolescents, who realize that they will be the first victims of the new destructive powers of science misapplied.
What, other than injustice, could be the reason that the displaced citizens of New Orleans cannot be accommodated by the richest nation in the world?
I'm conscious of competitive issues, but at the same time the recommendation they make is that we protect citizens by not adding to the overall tax burden of the province.
It's an important point, and every little bit helps not least because those who make those kinds of changes are more likely to make their voices heard as citizens. But the ultimate solutions are going to come through policies.
And now, any of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.
We must restrict the anonymity behind which people hide to commit crimes. As citizens, we have a right to privacy. We have no such right to anonymity.
Each citizen should play his part in the community according to his individual gifts.
[W]e must extend the authority of the Union to the persons of the citizens - the only proper objects of government.
We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and I thought I was going to be a great entertainer, and that wasn't it either. I'm going to be an American Citizen. First class.
The police can't stop an intruder, mugger, or stalker from hurting you. They can pursue him only after he has hurt or killed you. Protecting yourself from harm is your responsibility, and you are far less likely to be hurt in a neighborhood of gun-owners than in one of disarmed citizens - even if you don't own a gun yourself.
The only legitimate purpose of government is to serve citizens, and. . . the only legitimate purpose of technology is to improve our lives, not to manipulate or enslave us.
No one in government should ever think that the citizens they work for can't or won't scrutinize their actions
Insurgents have capitalized on popular resentment and anger towards the United States and the Iraqi government to build their own political, financial and military support, and the faith of Iraqi citizens in their new government has been severely undermined.
As a citizen, I would rather have a President McCain that we fight with 20% of the time, than a President Clinton or a President Obama that we fight with 90% of the time.