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Voting is the least arduous of a citizen's duties. He has the prior and harder duty of making up his read more
Voting is the least arduous of a citizen's duties. He has the prior and harder duty of making up his mind.
Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it
Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it
The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of rights.
The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of rights.
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history
If you will help run our government in the American way, then there will never be danger of our government read more
If you will help run our government in the American way, then there will never be danger of our government running America in the wrong way.
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the read more
It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.
The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he should be able and willing read more
The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he should be able and willing to pull his weight.
