Quotes About Citizenship

Like all other law-abiding Americans, I fully support legal immigration.

If I went to Spain and lived there for five years, I'm not going to play for Spain. For me an English player should play for England, really.

Play with Spain? I think that's already closed, but even so, I opt for France because I'm French. I don't have dual citizenship, and I'm not going to ask for it.

People who lived in the 1920s and '30s and '40s were not so different from us. In some ways, they were probably better citizens than we are. They had longer attention spans, for example. Educated people tended to read a bit more than we did.

After four centuries of Spanish rule, Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States in 1898. Residents were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917, and the federal government has allowed Puerto Rico to exercise authority over its local affairs in a manner similar to the 50 states.

I could have had Spanish nationality, and I didn't take it.

Barack is at a level where he can't - no matter how much he wants to or how much we want him to - he's not going to come take out our garbage, so to speak. He can't be the garbage man and the president. He can't be the mayor and the alderman. He can't fill all those roles. So I always push for local, local activity on the political scene.

Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.

We're not radical when we are speaking about fewer immigrants.

English should be our official language. Reading and speaking English are requirements to become a citizen.

No one is speaking about the Arab citizens of Israel.

Public servants should be focused on serving the public - not any special interest group, and good governance should be an expectation - not an exception.

What this nation most wants, most yearns for, most needs is someone where people know, all Americans know, that even when they disagree well with him, he will always be accountable to them above one's party, above self and any special interest.

Americans want someone who is accountable to them above self, above party, and above any special interest. They want a President that has a depth of global experience to restore U.S. leadership to the world and to protect our American dream at home.

Anybody who tells me theyre not going to pay tax weve got an NHS system on its knees I tell you what, my son was in real trouble when he was young and we took him to the hospital, there were four specialists waiting for him. Thats why you pay your taxes.

What does it mean to be an American? While each of us may have our own specific answer to that question, we likely can agree on the basic principles of America: freedom, equal opportunity, and rights accompanied by responsibilities.

I used to feel I was more French than anything, but I don't feel that way anymore. I really don't feel like I belong to a specific country, and it is so difficult for people to understand that.

Democracy is not a spectator sport.

There is no ageism or 'youthism' when it comes to freedom of speech. We are all citizens.

In order to exercise the right to freedom of speech conferred by the Constitution, one should fulfill the social responsibility of a Chinese citizen.

The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.

Even though I grew up and I didn't always like getting dragged to the meetings or the rallies or the speeches, I developed a very strong respect for participating in a democratic process.

I am only here on this earth for a short period of time, like the rest of the country and citizens, and I want the time that I spend here on earth to matter.

I am an atheist, and I believe that religion should not be in the classrooms; it has to be in the churches. In the classrooms, you have to form citizenship, not people with religious beliefs, that corresponds to the private sphere.