“Israel will not transfer Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza District to any foreign sovereign authority, [because] of the historic right of our nation to this land, [and] the needs of our national security, which demand a capability to defend our State and the lives of our citizens.” NeedsStatesNationsLandSecurityCitizensDemandAuthorityIsraelCapabilitySovereignNational SecurityHistoricTransfersGaza Author:Menachem Begin
“What is supposed to happen in a democracy is that each sovereign citizen will always vote in the public interest for the safety and welfare of all. But what does happen is that he votes his own self-interest as he sees it... which for the majority translates as 'Bread and Circuses'.” DoeSelfHappensInterestDemocracyCitizensVoteSafetyMajorityBreadWelfareTranslateSovereignCircusSelf InterestPublic InterestBread And Circuses Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“The members of a body-politic call it "the state" when it is passive, "the sovereign" when it is active, and a "power" when they compare it with others of its kind. Collectively they use the title "people," and they refer to one another individually as "citizens" when speaking of their participation in the authority of the sovereign, and as "subjects" when speaking of their subordination to the laws of the state.” PeopleKindStatesUseBodyLawSubjectsCitizensMembersAuthorityActiveTitlesComparePassiveSovereignParticipationSubordination Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“A citizen should render to the state all the services he can as soon as the sovereign demands them.” ShouldStatesCitizensDemandSovereign Book:The Basic Political Writings (Second Edition) Source: The Basic Political Writings (Second Edition)
“It's not the physical location of birth that defines citizenship, but whether your parents are citizens, and the express or implied consent to jurisdiction of the sovereign.” ParentBirthCitizensLocationSovereignConsentCitizenshipImpliedJurisdiction Author:Phyllis Schlafly
“Legitimate steps of self-defence which Israel takes in its war against Palestinian terror - actions which any sovereign state is obligated to undertake to ensure the security of its citizens - are presented by those who hate Israel as aggressive, Nazi-like steps.” WarSelfStatesActionHateStepsSecurityCitizensTerrorIsraelAggressivePalestinianNaziSovereignDefenceSelf Defence Author:Ariel Sharon