“Mr. Chairman, speaking for myself and myself only, it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. No matter how I look at this issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy that forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens.” MenLooksMatterFactsWould BeYoungLyingOrderBeliefForceIssuesPolicyCitizensGayMen And WomenFellowsYoung ManThings To DoRight ThingAllowingChairmanPersonal Beliefs Author:Michael Mullen
“The United States of America has helped underwrite the global security for more than six decades with the blood of our citizens and the strength of our arms. The service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform has promoted peace and prosperity from Germany to Korea and enabled democracy to take hold in places like the Balkans.” MenStatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesDemocracySacrificeBloodSecurityArmsCitizensSixMen And WomenProsperityDecadesGermanyUniformsUnited States Of AmericaKoreaBalkansService And Sacrifice Author:Barack Obama
“[F]or as Socrates says that a wise man is a citizen of the world, so I thought that a wise woman was equally at liberty to range through every station or degree of men, to fix her choice wherever she pleased.” MenWorldChoicesLibertyWiseCitizensDegreesMen And WomenRangeStationsSexismWise Women Book:The cry: a new dramatic fable : in two volumes Source: The cry: a new dramatic fable : in two volumes
“I have faith that the Constitution will be saved as prophesied by Joseph Smith. It will be saved by the righteous citizens of this nation who love and cherish freedom. It will be saved by enlightened members of this Church-among others-men and women who understand and abide the principles of the Constitution....I testify that the God of heaven sent some of His choicest spirits to lay the foundation of this government, and He has now sent other choice spirits to help preserve it.” MenLoveGodHelpingGovernmentChristianSpiritFaithChoicesHeavenNationsUnderstandingWomenChurchReligiousFreedomLibertyPrinciplesCitizensMembersMen And WomenConstitutionFoundationLaysChristian InspirationalSavedPreservesOfficialsEnlightenedCherishHave FaithTrust In GodRighteousAbidingConfidence In GodGod Has A PlanInstruments Of GodJoseph SmithAttributes Of GodHeaven SentTestifying Author:Ezra Taft Benson
“[The Constitution] will not be saved in Washington. It will be saved by the citizens of this nation who love and cherish freedom...men and women who will subscribe to and abide the principles of the Constitution.” MenNationsPrinciplesCitizensMen And WomenConstitutionSavedCherish Author:Ezra Taft Benson
“I suggest that this is a good time to think soberly about our responsibilities to our descendents - those who will ring out the Fossil Fuel Age. Our greatest responsibility, as parents and as citizens, is to give America's youngsters the best possible education. We need the best teachers and enough of them to prepare our young people for a future immeasurably more complex than the present, and calling for ever larger numbers of competent and highly trained men and women.” PeopleThinkingMenNeedsGivingEnoughAgeAmericaYoungParentNumbersResponsibilityTeacherCitizensCallingMen And WomenComplexesRingsFuelGood TimesFossilsCompetentFossil FuelYoungstersTime To ThinkBest Teacher Author:Hyman Rickover
“The United States has an absolute duty to attack terrorism where it lives and breeds, in order to prevent future attacks on American citizens around the world. The American people stand united in the face of terrorism. The men and women who undertook this mission deserve our praise and prayers.” PeopleMenWorldStatesFacesOrderPrayerUnitedUnited StatesHe ManDutyCitizensMen And WomenDeserveAbsolutesPraiseMissionsTerrorismAround The WorldAmerican Citizens Author:Dick Armey
“We need to tell young people that America was built by men and women of all colors and that the future of this country is dependent on the participation of all of our citizens.” PeopleMenNeedsCountryAmericaYoungColorCitizensMen And WomenBuiltDependentParticipation Author:Walter Dean Myers
“The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.” MenInspirationGovernmentLawHistoryCitizensMen And WomenPatienceBurdenLibertarianSubmit4th Of JulyGoverningLimited GovernmentWorld Citizen Author:George Washington
“To accept your country without betraying it, you must love it for that which shows what it might become. America -- this monument to the genius of ordinary men and women, this place where hope becomes capacity, this long, halting turn of 'no' into the 'yes' -- needs citizens who love it enough to re-imagine and re-make it.” MenNeedsLongCountryEnoughShowsMightAmericaTurnsAcceptingImagineGeniusCitizensOrdinaryMen And WomenCapacityBetrayMonumentOrdinary Man Author:Cornel West
“It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less” PeopleMenWholeWomenWhiteRightsFeminismCitizensEqualMen And WomenUnionsUnityMalesFeministEqualityGenderCivil RightsLiberationWomens RightsStrong Women1960sEqual RightsEmpowering WomenBeing A WomanPowerful WomenWomen Empowering WomenCitizenryInspirational Strong WomenWomen PowerBeing A Strong WomanWomen RightsWomen EqualityWomen In HistoryI Am WomanSmart WomenStrong Independent WomenEquality Of PeopleWomen RightBeing Independent WomanEquality Of ManStrong Powerful WomenUniversal SuffrageStrong Women MotivationImages Of Strong WomenAnti DiscriminationAmbitious ManAmbitious Women Author:Susan B. Anthony
“To engage human energy, human skill, and human talent in the service of peace, for the alternative is unthinkable - war, destruction, and desolation; and to build a world community which will stand as a lasting monument to the millions of men and women, to such devoted and distinguished world citizens and fighters for peace as the late Dag Hammarskjöld, who have given their lives that we may live in happiness and peace.” MenWorldHumansMayWarEnergyGivenCommunityMillionsTalentCitizensSkillsLateMen And WomenDestructionFighterAlternativesLastingDevotedMonumentDistinguishedUnthinkableDesolationWorld Citizen Author:Albert Lutuli
“Every constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not.” MenWorldDoeWarEndsWomenWrittenCitizensEqualMen And WomenConstitutionWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiWorld War IWomens RightsProvisionStature Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“As far as this citizen is concerned, the decision to commit men and women, who are also sons and daughters, to combat is an extraordinarily important one, and not to be done to just feel good; to be done to absolutely accomplish a mission.” MenFeelsImportantDoneMotherDecisionSonCitizensDaughterMen And WomenConcernedAccomplishMissionsCommitFeel GoodCombatSon And Daughter Author:Richard Armitage
“On the eve of my laying down office, with the inauguration of the Republic, I should like to tender my greetings and best wishes to the men and women of India who will henceforth be a citizen of a republic. I feel deeply thankful for the affection showered on me by all sections of the people, which alone enabled me to hear the burden of an office to the duties and conventions of which I had been an utter stranger.” PeopleMenFeelsShouldWishHe ManDutyCitizensOfficeMen And WomenIndiaAffectionBurdenStrangerRepublicConventionsSectionsGreetingsInaugurationLaying DownBest Wishes Author:C. Rajagopalachari