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We’re citizens first, aren’t we, before we’re anything?
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The question puts citizenship before other identities or affiliations. It suggests that people share a basic civic identity, whatever else may distinguish them. “First” emphasizes priority: being a citizen is presented as a common starting point before anything more specific.
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