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.

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 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.

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.

The most important office ... that of private citizen.

The most important office ... that of private citizen.

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

Socrates ... said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

Socrates ... said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.