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"Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my kind."
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"Be brave and upright. Shred the fake mask of humility into pieces. And put on the mask of arrogance if needed. Take the whole responsibility of your surrounding society on your own shoulders. If you consider yourself a human being, who cares for humanity, then, become a brave responsible citizen of the whole world. If not a big banyan tree, at least be like a mango tree under the shade of which a few people can rest. You are the architects of this beautiful world. Build it your way. And nourish it with your modern conscience."
"We are responsible for our country before God."
"There are only three types of citizenship: hero, villain, nobody."
"Nevertheless, (Jefferson) believed that the habit of skepticism is an essential prerequisite for responsible citizenship. He argued that the cost of education is trivial compared to the cost of ignorance, of leaving government to the wolves. He taught that the country is safe only when the people rule."
"A responsible citizen is the one that sees something wrong in the society, something he is not satisfied with or that he cannot agree with and responds not by blaming the government or leaders. But by designing ways and means of bringing a lasting solution to the issues at hand."
"A man should construct meaningful ideas at his own will if he wants to take citizenship responsibilty by helping others pursue their happiness."
"The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country."
"People tell me that I should become a politician but I say no I want to do something good for the nation."
"Well I don't know, I might have lost my citizenship, I don't think you can lose your citizenship though."
"There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship."
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"I considered myself engaged in a war from Day One. And my objective was to force the federal government - the Kennedy administration at that time - into a position where they would have to use the United States military force to enforce my rights as a citizen."
"Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my kind."
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