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    Now the trumpet summons us again -- not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need -- not as a call to battle, though embattled we are -- but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle year in and year out, "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation" -- a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty and war itself.

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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.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Citizenship Quotes,
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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

by Jawaharlal Nehru Found in: Citizenship Quotes,
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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.

by Plutarch Found in: Citizenship Quotes,
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Citizenship comes first today in our crowded world ... No man can enjoy the privileges of education and thereafter with read more

Citizenship comes first today in our crowded world ... No man can enjoy the privileges of education and thereafter with a clear conscience break his contract with society. To respect that contract is to be mature, to strengthen it is to be a good citizen, to do more than your share under it is noble.

by Isaiah Bowman Found in: Citizenship Quotes,
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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.

by Aristotle Found in: Citizenship Quotes,
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Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together read more

Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal feeling.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Citizenship Quotes,
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Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it

Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it

by Mark Twain Found in: Citizenship Quotes,
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The most important office ... that of private citizen.

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

by Louis D. Brandeis Found in: Citizenship Quotes,
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Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He read more

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.

by Andrew Jackson Found in: Citizenship Quotes,
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