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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.
Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it
Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it
Now the trumpet summons us again -- not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need -- not read more
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.
Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let's read more
Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let's stay here. And by their connection to the land, they are connected to one another.
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.
As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and read more
As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end.
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history
Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history
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.
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.