“If you're an American citizen and you decide to join up with ISIS, we're not going to read you your Miranda rights. You're going to be treated as an enemy combatant, a member of an army attacking this country.” IfsCountryEnemyRightsCitizensMembersArmyTreatedAttackingIsisAmerican Citizens Author:Marco Rubio
“There's a false narrative that only the political class has the wisdom and the ability to be commander-in- chief. But if you go back and you study the design of our country, it was really designed for the citizen statesman.” IfsCountryPoliticalAbilityClassStudyDesignCitizensOur CountryChiefsNarrativeCommandersStatesmenCommander In Chief Author:Benjamin Carson
“I don't think I am a citizen of the world; I am very much a citizen of my own country. But my own country is closely related to other parts of the world and influenced by what happens there.” ThinkingWorldCountryHappensMy OwnCitizensRelated Author:Nadine Gordimer
“Inspiration is a divine element inside our life. When we are inspired, we try to climb up the Himalayas. When we are inspired, we try to swim the English Channel. When we are in spired, we go from one country to another country to inspire people and to be inspired by them. I feel that when we inspire humanity, we automatically become good citizens of the world. This is my philosophy. My weightlifting feats I have done solely to inspire humanity.” PeopleWorldFeelsTryingCountryDonePhilosophyInspirationHumanityOur LivesInspireDivineCitizensElementsInspiredClimbsSwimFeatsBe InspiredGood CitizenHimalayasWeightlifting Author:Sri Chinmoy
“Obamacare is the nation's biggest job killer and stands in the way of our country's economic growth and prosperity. It should be defunded and repealed. President Obama should hear the pleas from the untold number of Americans who are losing their jobs, wages, and healthcare plans, and Congress should act immediately to stop Obamacare from inflicting any more damage on the country on our hard-working citizens.” WayShouldCountryHardJobsNationsGrowthPresidentNumbersPlansEconomicHard WorkCitizensLosingCongressProsperityOur CountryDamagePresident ObamaHealthcareKillersWagesEconomic GrowthObamacare Author:Ted Cruz
“United States could be a great country. It needs to be a great country. It's our responsibility as citizens to make that happen, every single one of us.” NeedsCountryStatesHappensUnitedResponsibilityUnited StatesCitizensGreat Country Author:Paul Haggis
“We must remember that ours was intended to be a citizen government, and we must work together to restore our country and the character of our nation.” CountryCharacterGovernmentTogetherRememberNationsCitizensOur CountryWorking Together Author:Carly Fiorina
“An initial impulse of mine was to portray the way in which a city is impacted by war. But this is vague, no? After all, how do you actually have an entire city - or country, for that matter - be a character a reader can follow? One way is by making it smaller and personalizing it, by writing specifically about the citizens and the way they contend with the reality, even minutiae, especially minutiae, of their lives.” WayWritingWarCountryMatterCharacterRealityCitiesMinesReaderCitizensOne WayImpulseVagueInitialsMinutiae Author:Said Sayrafiezadeh
“These acts of terrorism are being committed by American citizens in this particular instance at a Planned Parenthood site, certain with a political agenda, fueled by the extremist rhetoric that we`ve seen from some on the hill and from people all across the country as it relates to a woman`s right to choose.” PeopleCountryPoliticalCertainParticularCitizensCommittedTerrorismInstanceHillsRelateAgendasParenthoodRhetoricSiteExtremistAmerican CitizensPlanned ParenthoodPolitical Agendas Author:Hakeem Jeffries
“I think it's a part of being a citizen in a country, to know what is going on and to have a say in how they want their country being run. You know, that's a part of the privilege of democracy.” ThinkingKnowsWantCountryRunningDemocracyCitizensPrivilege Author:Bridgit Mendler
“We have been very effectively pacified by the pernicious ideology of a consumer society that is centered on the cult of the self - an undiluted hedonism and narcissism. That has become a very effective way to divert our attention while the country is reconfigured into a kind of neofeudalism, with a rapacious oligarchic elite and an anemic government that no longer is able to intercede on behalf of citizens but cravenly serves the interests of the oligarchy itself.” WayKindHas BeensSelfCountryGovernmentAbleInterestAttentionCitizensIdeologyConsumersElitesNarcissismCultBehalfPerniciousOligarchyHedonism Author:Chris Hedges
“And what I tell people is this - as a citizen of this country, there are certain rights that are given to you. Officer Encinia's decision to forcibly remove Sandy from her vehicle, which predicated on the fact that he asked her to do something - he did not lawfully order her to do something - to which she responded with a question. And for that - for that - I celebrate her because during a time where so many people would have remained silent she stood up for herself, and she invoked the rights that are due to her, and that is not unlawful.” PeopleCountryFactsCertainOrderGivenDecisionRightsCitizensSilentDuesCelebrateRemoveOfficersVehicleStood UpSandyUnlawful Author:Sharon Cooper
“I hope that people will be held accountable, even if accountability just means naming it and letting the citizens of the country know where you're at. I think that has a huge impact on the way people think.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayMeanCountryHugeCitizensImpactAccountability Author:Christy Clark
“And it's a lie that has consequences, because the great American dream is to have a good job, and in recent years, America has failed to deliver that dream more than it has at any time in recent memory. A good job is an individual's primary identity, their very self-worth, their dignity - it establishes the relationship they have with their friends, community and country. When we fail to deliver a good job that fits a citizen's talents, training and experience, we are failing the great American dream.” YearsSelfCountryDreamJobsAmericaLyingIndividualCommunityMemoriesFailingTalentIdentityCitizensFitTrainingConsequenceDignitySelf WorthPrimariesAmerican DreamGood JobNotableGreat AmericanTraining And Experience Author:Jim Clifton
“If you do not learn English in this country, you cannot get anywhere. We are in America. We are not in Mexico, we are not in China, we are not in Saudi Arabia - we speak English in this country! And what bilingual education does, is keep them from learning English, so they are doomed to be second-class citizens.” IfsDoeCountryAmericaSpeakClassCitizensChinaMexicoDoomedArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisSpeak EnglishSecond Class CitizensLearning English Author:Rafael Cruz
“Rwanda is a very open and free country. Key to our recovery as a nation has a range of grassroots, citizen-centered polices we call "homegrown solutions." The idea that Rwanda is highly controlled from the center belies the reality, which is that citizens in every village have a powerful say in how things get done. We prize accountability and Rwandans are quickly adapting themselves to the possibilities of a digital economy.” IdeasCountryDoneRealityNationsPowerfulEconomyPossibilityKeysCitizensSolutionsRecoveryRangeDigitalPrizeAccountabilityVillageControlledAdaptingGrassrootsRwandaFree CountryHomegrown Author:Paul Kagame
“This country has gotten seriously off track under the Supreme Court when it went so far as to limit the right of even private citizens to freely express their religious views in public.” CountryReligiousViewsCitizensLimitsCourtTrackSupremeSupreme CourtReligious Views Author:John Cornyn
“She [Carolyn Maloney] has there day in and day out for us and for women of this country and of the world, but she also never forgets the citizens of New York, and she's been, as you know a trailblazer for 9/11, commission for, you know, the financial district, etc.” KnowsWorldCountryForgetNew YorkCitizensFinancialEtcNever ForgetTrailblazers Author:Eleanor Smeal
“I think people know very little, really, about the court, how it works and its history. And both of those things are important in our country, but they're not things that most citizens know much about.” PeopleThinkingKnowsLittlesImportantCountryCitizensCourtOur Country Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“Donald Trump is going to remain completely focused on American citizens and people who are here legally, and how we get this country working for people who play by the rules.” PeopleCountryPlayTrumpCitizensFocusedAmerican Citizens Author:Mike Pence
“I am proud of Russia and I am sure that the vast majority of Russian citizens have great love and respect for their Motherland. We have much to be proud of: Russian culture and Russian history. We have every reason to believe in the future of our country. But we have no obsession that Russia must be a super power in the international arena. The only thing we do is protecting our vital interests.” BelieveCountryReasonCultureInterestProudCitizensMajorityInternationalRussiaObsessionOur CountryBe ProudArenaGreat LoveLove And RespectMotherlandRussian HistorySuper Power Author:Vladimir Putin
“Take, for example, Lithuania. Do you know, what was its population in the Soviet times? It was 3.4 mln people. It was a small country, a small republic. And what is it now? I have looked though the recent statistics, today the population of this country is 1.4 mln people. Where are the people? More than half of the citizens have left the country.” PeopleKnowsCountryTodayLeftHalfExampleCitizensPopulationStatisticsDo You KnowRepublicSovietSmall CountriesLithuania Author:Vladimir Putin
“I firmly believe that the reputation of any country which is capable of defending the life and dignity of its citizens, and can conduct independent foreign policy will only improve in mid- and long-term perspective.” BelieveLongCountryTermPolicyPerspectiveCitizensCapableDignityIndependentReputationLong TermForeign Policy Author:Vladimir Putin
“I believe that a country, Russia in this case, which can defend the honour and dignity of its citizens, protect their lives, and fulfill its international legal commitments under the peacekeeping mandate, will not find itself in isolation, no matter what our partners in Europe or the United States may think, expressing their bloc mentality.” ThinkingBelieveMayCountryMatterStatesI BelieveUnitedCasesUnited StatesCitizensProtectCommitmentEuropeDignityNo Matter WhatInternationalPartnersRussiaIsolationHonourMentalityMandatesPeacekeeping Author:Vladimir Putin
“You make men love their government and their country by giving them the kind of government and the kind of country that inspire respect and love; a country that is free and unafraid, that lets the discontented talk in order to learn the causes of their discontent and end those causes, that refuses to impel men to spy on their neighbors, that protects its citizens vigorously from harmful acts while it leaves the remedies for objectionable ideas to counter-argument and time.” MenGivingKindIdeasEndsCountryWisdomGovernmentOrderCausesLibertyInspireCitizensProtectArgumentAnd LoveRefuseNeighborRemedySpyDiscontentLove And RespectUnafraid Book:Government and Mass Communications Source: Government and Mass Communications
“Diogenes, when asked from what country he came, replied, "I am a citizen of the world."” WorldCountryCitizens Author:Diogenes Laertius
“There are many major crises facing our country. At the top of the list is the need to overturn Citizens United. If billionaires are able to buy elections and elect right-wing candidates, there is no way we will ever address climate change, college education, affordability, job creation, raising the minimum wage and taking on Wall Street.” IfsWayNeedsCountryAbleJobsUnitedStreetsCreationCollegeWallCitizensMajorsElectionCrisisWingsClimateClimate ChangeListsOur CountryCandidatesAddressesMinimumRight WingBillionaireMinimum WageCollege EducationJob CreationCitizens UnitedAffordability Author:Bernie Sanders
“There are three major political organizations in this country: the Republican Party, the Democratic Party and the Koch Brothers Party. With billions to spend on campaigns. think tanks and 'educational' organizations, the Koch brothers are the most powerful. We must overturn Citizens United, move to public funding of elections and pass real tax reform.” ThinkingRealCountryMovingPoliticalThreeUnitedPowerfulPartyBrotherCitizensRepublicanTaxesMajorsOrganizationElectionDemocraticEducationalBillionsCampaignsReformMost PowerfulRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyFundingTanksTax ReformCitizens United Author:Bernie Sanders
“We're going to have to make it clear that we don't want to use the kinds of tools that we have. We don't want to engage in a different kind of warfare. But we will defend the citizens of this country.” WantKindDifferentCountryUseClearCitizensToolsDifferent KindsWarfare Author:Hillary Clinton
“In many European countries we have populist indirect democratic systems. The people elect, in a proportionate manner, a parliament. The parliament with all its parties is representative of the political opinions among the citizens. It is reasonable to claim that the people rule itself through the political institutions.” PeopleCountryPoliticalPartyOpinionCitizensClaimsInstitutionsDemocraticReasonableRepresentativesParliamentIndirectPopulistEuropean CountriesPolitical OpinionsPolitical Institutions Author:Torbjorn Tannsjo
“I want a country where citizens like you and your family are just as welcome as anyone else.” WantCountryLike YouCitizensWelcomeOur Family Author:Hillary Clinton
“I started off as a young lawyer working against discrimination against African-American children in schools and in the criminal justice system. I worked to make sure that kids with disabilities could get a public education, something that I care very much about. I have worked with Latinos - one of my first jobs in politics was down in south Texas registering Latino citizens to be able to vote. So I have a deep devotion to making sure that an every American feels like he or she has a place in our country.” FeelsFirstsChildrenCountryCareKidsAbleSchoolJobsYoungJusticeCitizensVoteSouthCriminalsLawyerDiscriminationDevotionOur CountryAfrican AmericanTexasDisabilityI CareLatinoJustice SystemCriminal JusticePublic EducationCriminal Justice System Author:Hillary Clinton
“We need a Supreme Court that will stand up on behalf of women's rights, on behalf of the rights of the LGBT community, that will stand up and say no to Citizens United, a decision that has undermined the election system in our country because of the way it permits dark, unaccountable money to come into our electoral system.” WayNeedsCountryCommunityDarkDecisionUnitedRightsCitizensElectionCourtSupremeOur CountryLgbtPermitWomens RightsSupreme CourtBehalfCitizens UnitedLgbt CommunityElectoral Systems Author:Hillary Clinton
“I feel that at this point in our country's history, it is important that we not reverse marriage equality, that we not reverse Roe v. Wade, that we stand up against Citizens United, we stand up for the rights of people in the workplace, that we stand up and basically say: The Supreme Court should represent all of us. That's how I see the court, and the kind of people that I would be looking to nominate to the court would be in the great tradition of standing up to the powerful, standing up on behalf of our rights as Americans.” PeopleFeelsShouldKindImportantCountryWould BeUnitedPowerfulRightsCitizensStandingTraditionCourtSupremeOur CountryReverseWorkplaceSupreme CourtBehalfWadeMarriage EqualityRoe V WadeCitizens UnitedUnited We Stand Author:Hillary Clinton
“What's interesting is this election year has made the citizen groups off-limits. All these citizen groups? - local, state, national? - that really do things and improve the country, they're never asked to be in these electoral campaign discussions.” YearsMadeCountryStatesInterestingGroupsCitizensLimitsElectionCampaignsLocalsDiscussionElection Years Author:Ralph Nader
“Voters decided otherwise [on me as a president candidate] and I will focus on my work here in the Senate because I have nine months left. And after that, later, as a private citizen, I will continue looking for a way to contribute to the cause of political conservatism to help our state and our country and the issues that interest me. But I really don't want to be nor do I think that I will be invited to be any candidate's vice president.” ThinkingWayWantCountryStatesHelpingPoliticalLeftCausesPresidentInterestIssuesFocusMonthsCitizensDecidedVicesNineOur CountryCandidatesVotersSenateInvitedConservatismVice PresidentNine Months Author:Marco Rubio
“We have, in the same way, relegated our own responsibility in what happens to our country to the specialists, who are supposed to take care of it, and the individual citizen does not feel that he can judge, and even that he should judge, and take any responsibility. I think there are quite a number of recent developments which show that.” ThinkingWayFeelsShouldDoeCountryShowsHappensCareIndividualNumbersResponsibilityJudgingDevelopmentCitizensTake CareOur CountrySpecialists Author:Erich Fromm
“Seven out of 10 Americans, they do not like the direction our country is going. Many of our fellow citizens feel alienated and have lost faith in our core institutions. They don't feel heard and they don't feel represented by those in office.” FeelsCountryLostHeardCitizensOfficeFellowsInstitutionsSevenCoreOur CountryLost Faith Author:Paul Ryan
“Despite the repeated attacks on American citizens by illegal aliens released from our jails, DHS refuses to stop freeing violent criminals who are in our country illegally.” CountryCitizensRefuseCriminalsViolentDespiteOur CountryAliensIllegalJailAmerican CitizensIllegal AliensViolent Criminals Author:Matt Salmon
“I'm a citizen of the U.S.A but I also travel around the world and love other countries like the UK as if it was my own. I love your tolerance and preservation of the arts.” IfsWorldArtCountryMy OwnLove YouCitizensAnd LoveToleranceAround The WorldOther CountriesPreservationWorld And Love Author:will.i.am
“I understood my personal responsibility in putting Christ on the cross and the implications of how the Gospel impacts every area of life. It informs my identity as a human, as an artist, and as a citizen of this country.” HumansCountryArtistChristResponsibilityIdentityCitizensUnderstoodAreasCrossesImpactImplicationsPersonal ResponsibilityChrist On The Cross Author:Sho Baraka
“I am disappointed that we went through this process. The country went through this process. I think it's the responsibility of the government to help individual citizens as well as institutions, non-profits, corporations, to protect us. To help protect us.” ThinkingWellsCountryHelpingGovernmentIndividualProcessResponsibilityCitizensProtectInstitutionsProfitCorporationsDisappointedNon ProfitI Am Disappointed Author:Donna Brazile
“You have made a very good point: both the Prime Minister [Shindzo Abe] and I enjoy a fairly high level of trust among the citizens of our countries.” MadeCountryEnjoyLevelsCitizensVery GoodOur CountryMinistersPrimePrime MinisterHigh LevelAbe Author:Vladimir Putin
“We have no idea how much the government knows and how much the CIA even knows about average citizens. The government is not supposed to be doing this in this country. They listen in on our phone calls. I am not exaggerating because I have studied this a long time.” KnowsLongIdeasCountryGovernmentCitizensLong TimeAveragePhonesSupposed To BeNo IdeaCiaPhone CallsExaggerating Author:Nat Hentoff
“[White men] has the audacity to call himself even the "Leader of the Free World" while he has a country that can't even give the basic human rights to over twenty-two million of its citizens. This is aud-, this is, this takes audacity; this takes nerve. So it is this attitude today that's causing the Americans to be condemned.” MenWorldGivingHumansTwoCountryTodayWhiteAttitudeLeaderMillionsRightsCitizensTwentiesHuman RightsNervesWhite ManAudacityFree WorldTwenty TwoBasic Human Rights Author:Malcolm X
“There was a real choice when [Barack Obama] became president. It was a very difficult choice - to say, "We're not going to hold senior officials to account with the same laws that every other citizen in the country is held to," or "This is a nation that believes in the rule of law."” BelieveRealCountryLawChoicesNationsDifficultPresidentCitizensAccountsBarackOfficialsSeniorRule Of LawDifficult Choices Author:Edward Snowden
“Russia recently passed a law - I think a terrible law - which says you have to store all of the data from Russian citizens on Russian soil just to prevent other countries from playing the same kind of legal games we're playing in this Microsoft case.” ThinkingKindCountryLawGamesCasesCitizensTerribleStoresRussiaDataSoilOther CountriesMicrosoft Author:Edward Snowden
“Richard Nixon got kicked out of Washington for tapping one hotel suite. Today we're tapping every American citizen in the country, and no one has been put on trial for it or even investigated. We don't even have an inquiry into it.” Has BeensCountryTodayCitizensTrialsHotelInquiryAmerican CitizensTapping Author:Edward Snowden
“The question that we, as a society, have to ask is, are our collective rights worth a small relative advantage in our ability to spy on other countries and foreign citizens? I have my opinion about that, but we all collectively have to come to our opinion about it.” CountryAsksAbilityOpinionRightsCitizensAdvantageCollectivesRelativeOther CountriesSpy Author:Edward Snowden
“I've campaigned for people. I've campaigned across the country for people. I have supported people in local elections. I do work with groups and causes. So, I feel like I am a participant and a civically-engaged citizen.” PeopleFeelsCountryCausesGroupsCitizensElectionLocalsEngagedParticipants Author:Caroline Kennedy