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"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."
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"The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country."

"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."

"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."

"No other country on earth could have provided such tremendous opportunities and we should never take the privilege of our citizenship for granted."

"Nothing could be more insulting to me than the concept of civil rights. It means perpetual second-class citizenship for me and my kind."

"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."

"There are only three types of citizenship: hero, villain, nobody."

"Well I don't know, I might have lost my citizenship, I don't think you can lose your citizenship though."

"Human beings are by nature political animals."

"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."
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"In the symphony of a nation's success, unity plays the melody, and discipline conducts the harmony."

"The true measure of a nation's freedom is its ability to protect the liberties of its citizens."

"The responsibility to shape the destiny of a nation rests on the shoulders of its citizens; each one contributing to the collective progress."

"The negligence of a few could easily send a ship to the bottom, but if it is properly manned and every man does his duty, the ship can be safely brought to port."

"One can take the path of revolution but the revolution should not give a shock to the society. There is no place for violence in revolution."

"I am blunt and uncultured. To me there is only one answer to this questions. That answer is not that you should shut yourselves in colleges and learn history and mathematics while the country is on fire and everybody is fighting freedom's battle. Your place is by the side of your countrymen, who are fighting the freedom's battle."

"Character is the bedrock of leadership; let integrity and honesty be your guiding principles."
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