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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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"Experts always know everything but the fine points. When I took my citizenship exams, no one there knew how the White House came to be called the White House."
"People tell me that I should become a politician but I say no I want to do something good for the nation."
"There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship."
"No other country on earth could have provided such tremendous opportunities and we should never take the privilege of our citizenship for granted."
"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."
"Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far."
"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."
"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."
"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."
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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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