“The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it.” BitsSoundRightsDesignCitizensConstitutionRemainsBillsBrilliantSeparationDaily LifeRepublicAdaptationConstructiveProvisionBill Of RightsSeparation Of Powers Author:Larry Sabato
“Bernard Shaw remains the only model we have of what the citizen of a democracy should be: an informed participant in all things we deem important to the society and the individual.” ShouldImportantIndividualDemocracyCitizensModelsAll ThingsRemainsParticipantsBernard Shaw Author:Jacques Barzun
“The true friend of property, the true conservative, is he who insists that property shall be the servant and not the master of the commonwealth; who insists that the creature of man’s making shall be the servant and not the master of the man who made it. The citizens of the United States must effectively control the mighty commercial forces which they have called into being. There can be no effective control of corporations while their political activity remains. To put an end to it will be neither a short nor an easy task, but it can be done.” MenMadeEndsStatesDonePoliticalForceEasyUnitedUnited StatesHe ManMastersCitizensActivityCreaturesTasksRemainsPropertyConservativeMade ItCorporationsServantTrue FriendBeing ThereCommonwealthEasy Tasks Book:Letters and Speeches Source: Letters and Speeches
“It is not enough that France should be regarded as a country which enjoys the remains of a freedom acquired long ago. If she is still to count in the world--and if she does not intend to, she may as well perish--she must be seen by her own citizens and by all men as an ever-flowing source of liberty. There must not be a single genuine lover of freedom in the whole world who can have a valid reason for hating France.” IfsMenWorldShouldWellsMayLongDoeStillsCountryReasonEnoughWholeHateEnjoyLibertySourceLoversCitizensRemainsGenuineWhole WorldFranceLong Ago Book:Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings Source: Selected Essays, 1934-1943: Historical, Political, and Moral Writings
“I think the regime in North Korea is more fragile than people think. The country's economic system remains desperate, and one thing that could happen for example would be under a new government in South Korea, to get the South Korean government to live up to its own constitution, which says any Korean who makes it to South Korea, is a Korean citizen. A citizen of the Republic of Korea. And you could imagine the impact that would have inside North Korea if people thought, "If I could get out and make it to South Korea, I could have a different life."” PeopleIfsThinkingDifferentCountryGovernmentHappensWould BeImagineOne ThingEconomicExampleCitizensConstitutionRemainsImpactSouthDesperateIf I CouldRepublicFragileRegimesKoreaNorth KoreaKoreanEconomic SystemsDifferent LifeNew GovernmentSouth Korea Author:John Bolton
“Movies such as 'Citizen Kane' and 'The Front Page' portrayed an era when driven newspapermen would do anything to get a story. The U.K.'s rough-and-tumble Fleet Street remains something of a throwback to that era, as demonstrated by the recent phone-hacking scandal - which led to the demise of yet another century-old paper, the 'News of the World.'” WorldStoriesStreetsCenturyFrontsCitizensPaperNewsPagesRemainsPhonesDrivenErasRoughScandalDemiseHackingThrowbackCitizen KaneFleet Street Author:Nathan Myhrvold
“I believe with all my heart that America remains 'the great idea' that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.” WorldBelieveHeartIdeasAmericaI BelieveBornInspireCitizensMy HeartHonorVoteRaisesRemainsPrivilegeGreat IdeaIndependence Day Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger