“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. I am the fellow citizen of every being that thinks; my country is Truth.” ThinkingMindCountryTruthReadingMaterialsCitizensFellows Author:Alphonse de Lamartine
“I think every citizen in Burlington has a right to voice their opinion and participate in the local political process no matter who they are or what they are or where they come from or what their religious beliefs are. But for me to base all of my decisions based on my reading of the Holy Bible just isn't going to happen.” ThinkingMatterHappensPoliticalReadingBeliefProcessVoiceReligiousDecisionOpinionCitizensHolyBibleLocalsReligious BeliefHoly Bible Author:Tim Scott
“From Obama's book, "The Audacity of Hope:" "I am not willing to have the state deny American citizens a civil union that confers equivalent rights on such basic matters as hospital visitation or health insurance coverage simply because the people they love are of the same sex - nor am I willing to accept a reading of the Bible that considers an obscure line in Romans to be more defining of Christianity than the Sermon on the Mount."” PeopleBookMatterStatesReadingSexLinesAcceptingChristianityRightsWillingCitizensUnionsIslamDenyHospitalsObscureSermonsHusseinDefiningCoverageAmerican CitizensMind BlowingAudacityChristianity And IslamVisitationSermon On The MountChristian HopeAudacity Of HopeHealth Insurance Coverage Author:Barack Obama
“I really look with commiseration over the great body of my fellow citizens who, reading newspapers, live and die in the belief that they have known something of what has been passing in their times.” LooksHas BeensBodyDiesReadingBeliefKnownCitizensFellowsNewspapersPassingPassingsMedia ManipulationReading Newspapers Book:The portable Thomas Jefferson Source: The portable Thomas Jefferson
“Our American past always speaks to us with two voices: the voice of the past, and the voice of the present. We are always asking two quite different questions. Historians reading the words of John Winthrop usually ask, What did they mean to him? Citizens ask, What do they mean to us? Historians are trained to seek the original meaning; all of us want to know the present meaning.” KnowsWantMeanTwoDifferentWisdomAmericaPastReadingAsksSpeakVoiceKnowledgeCreativityHistoryCitizensAskingOriginalsQuittingHistorianMonarchy Author:Daniel J. Boorstin
“Of course we all know people who aren't cut out for college, but I know it's a mistake to think of education only as a route to a better career. Reading books, studying history - all these things contribute to making us better citizens, too.” PeopleThinkingKnowsBookCoursesReadingMistakeCareersStudyCuttingCollegeCitizensReading BooksRoutesStudying History Author:Rebecca Mead
“English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen.” ShouldReadingHouseLanguageCitizensOfficialsRequirements Author:Ernest Istook