Citizenship

“I do not belong only to this country or this society simply because I was born here. I belong to all countries and all people.”

“Who will remain to do something for India?”

“It's my contribution to the nation.”

“I did not expect any public acknowledgement for the act, having been prompted solely by what I considered a duty to Maryland.”

“I was questioned as a suspect. As a citizen, I would take responsibility for everything I have done.”

“I think it’s the best thing in the world to represent your country.”

“Eu escolhi o meu país.”

“I don't think I'm involved in politics; I feel that politics is involved in all of us. It's part of life.”

“Participación y compromiso se refuerzan mutuamente; por lo tanto, no hay participación pequeña.”

“Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.”

“W kraju jest rząd i że on zawsze rządu słuchając, krajowi służyć będzie.”

“Je veux bâtir la confiance entre l'Etat et les citoyens d'une part, les musulmans et les chrétiens, de l'autre.”

““Leave politics to the politicians; that’s the best way.””

“To instruct the working class, to inculcate in him the love for work, virtue, honesty, to teach him his duties and highest rights; to awaken him in his soul the sentiments of dignity and civicism, necessary for a perfect citizen.”

“No aborigine can feel absolutely free and equal to other Australians whilst the Commonwealth Constitution contains the two clauses which exclude him from the Census . . . and from Commonwealth laws.”

“Acquiescence and docility are not potential traits of Arab publics.”

“L'universalisation du suffage aux femmes, décuplera la puissance de la nation, accélérera l'évolution sociale, intensifiera la sollicitude de la collectivité à l'égard de l'individu ; et, fera s'ouvrir pour les humains une ère de bonheur.”

“Ich suche mir immer fremde Identitäten aus, weil der Fremde der Gradmesser ist für die Demokratie in einer Gesellschaft.”

“The English call me French, the French call me English, the Turks call me infidel; I am simply an Egyptian.”

“I believe anyone can be a citizen journalist.”