“To be ignorant or unconvinced of one's own needs has become the unforgivable anti-social act. The good citizen is one who imputes standardized needs to himself with such conviction that he drowns out any desire for alternatives, much less the renunciation of need.” NeedsDesireSocialCitizensCapitalismConvictionIgnorantAlternativesRenunciationGood CitizenUnforgivableAnti Social Author:Ivan Illich
“I have always held the conviction that American citizens should keep as much of their hard-earned money as possible.” ShouldHardCitizensConvictionAmerican Citizens Author:Tim Walberg
“The arbitrary division between church and state... is used, as an easily identifiable rallying point, to subdue the opinions of that vast body of citizens who represent those with religious convictions.” StatesBodyChristianUsedChurchReligiousOpinionCitizensConvictionDivisionArbitraryChurch And StateRallyingRallying Point Author:Francis Schaeffer
“It is my personal conviction that almost any one of the newborn states of the world would far rather embrace Communism or any other form of dictatorship than acknowledge the political domination of another government, even though that brought to each citizen a far higher standard of living.” WorldStatesGovernmentFormPoliticalHigherCitizensStandardsEmbraceConvictionCommunismAcknowledgeDictatorshipDominationStandards Of LivingNewbornHigher Standards Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“I think it is right for Canadians to be asked to show their faces when they're taking the oath. On revocation of citizenship, we do not let people who have criminal records, including convictions for terrorism, become either permanent residents or citizens. I think there is a limit beyond which someone has really cashed in their chips in terms of their allegiance to Canada.” PeopleThinkingShowsFacesTermRecordsCitizensLimitsIncludingConvictionTerrorismCriminalsPermanentCanadaCitizenshipChipsAllegianceOathResidents Author:Chris Alexander
“I speak as a private citizen and not as a representative of the Executive Branch of the United States government. The impression that people of faith are uniformly opposed to stem-cell research is not documented by surveys. In fact, many people of strong religious conviction think this can be a morally supportable approach.” PeopleThinkingStatesFactsGovernmentSpeakStrongReligiousUnitedUnited StatesCitizensApproachResearchConvictionImpressionCellsBranchesExecutivesRepresentativesStemSurveysState GovernmentStem CellUnited States GovernmentStem Cell ResearchExecutive Branch Author:Richard Dawkins
“It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs.” GivingCharacterPoliticalPoliticsChurchCourageVirtueHonestyDutyCitizensPoliticianIntegrityCapacityAffairConvictionObligationValidityBest Political Author:Albert Einstein