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"We must acknowledge and take responsibility for the conflicts we have helped to create, and act to create real change. That, after all, is the true hallmark of democracy--a commitment to justice, honest self-appraisal, and action--even when it means challenging ourselves and the political institutions we hold most dear."
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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."
"The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country."
"Every citizen of India must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country but with certain duties."
"We are responsible for our country before God."
"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."
"Freedom isn't free. It shouldn't be a bragging point that 'Oh, I don't get involved in politics,' as if that makes you somehow cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didn't insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable."
"There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship."
"Every Indian should now forget that he is a Rajput, a Sikh, or a Jat. He must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country, but with certain duties."
"The most obvious question of every citizen who is responsible to his nation's transformation is, "What can I do in this situation?"
"Human beings are by nature political animals."
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"Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and watch as others' rights are trampled upon."
"When you've grown up mis-educated, surrounded by fear and hate, unaware of your privilege, lies can sound like the truth."
"Freedom means equality. If you don't believe in equality for all, you don't believe in freedom."
"If you voted for a man who said "Grab em by the pussy," you have zero room to claim to protect anyone in bathrooms."
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