Quotes about Citizenship
Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money.
— Alain de Botton
I don't believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life.
— Andrew Carnegie
In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars.
— George Washington
An informed patriotism is what we want.
— Ronald Reagan
Americans should tremble before suggesting that any fellow citizen lacks patriotism.
— Barack Obama
Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.
— Ronald Reagan
It should be the power of our vote, not the size of our bank accounts, that drives our democracy
— Barack Obama
What is called a republic, is not any particular form of government ... it is naturally opposed to the word monarchy, which means arbitrary power.
— Thomas Paine
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're actually paying for.
— Will Rogers
Just be glad you're not getting all the government you're paying for
— Will Rogers
Unless education promotes character making, unless it helps men to be more moral, more just to their fellows, more law abiding, more discriminatingly patriotic and public spirited, it is not worth the trouble taken to furnish it.
— William Howard Taft
If you enroll as one of God's people, then heaven is your country and God your lawgiver.
— Clement of Alexandria