Quotes About Citizenship

I hold both of them with equal amounts of pride. I feel just as strongly and equally Mexican as I do American.

The social and industrial structure of America is founded upon an enlightened citizenship.

Democracy is not simply a question of structures. It is a state of mind. It is an activity. And part of that activity is honesty.

Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for the Negro people, labor's rights and the fight for peace.

I want to start by making a pledge, a pledge to those from the Windrush generation who have been in this country for decades and yet have struggled to navigate through the immigration system: This never should have been the case, and I will do whatever it takes to put it right.

I'm entitled to my political opinions, and I get to vote because I'm an American.

Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.

Everybody will say that they're not opposed to immigration; they're opposed to illegal immigration. That's what I'm saying.

An intelligent and conscientious opposition is a part of loyalty to country.

The opposition believes that we should allow people to vote without even showing a shred of identification. Canadians disagree.

Mostly this problem is contained in the fact that the US makes it so difficult for Canadians to get green cards (you heard it here), but if an American orchestra really wants a player, they have their ways.

It's true that most American citizens think of themselves as living in a democratic country. But when was the last time that any Americans actually sat down and came to a collective decision? Maybe if they are ordering pizzas, but basically never.

I certainly think it's very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about things that matter to them.

We are African in origin and American in birth.

I don't care if you're Democrat. I don't care if you're Republican. We need to make sure that, you know, people in other countries don't have any impact on our elections.

Living in America means enjoying freedoms that people in many other countries cannot.

You can't keep bringing people in from other countries, finding them jobs when Americans need jobs first.

Clearly what differentiates the U.S. from other countries is the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution defines us as a people. Without the Constitution, we would be a different country. Therefore, to lose the Constitution is to lose the country.

I have always that there ought to be some kind of mandatory national service, not necessarily in the military but to show everybody that freedom isn't free, that everybody has an obligation to the nation as a community.

I will put the needs of the citizens of all creeds and backgrounds in our community over the needs of individuals who decide to break the law to come to our nation.

Ours is a great nation, built upon both free enterprise and the free exercise of basic democratic rights.

I think we should be less dependent on the outdated concept we call countries.

I am an Indian citizen. How can anyone label me as an outsider?

When he entered the Oval Office - by fate, not by design - Citizen Ford knew that he was not perfect, just as he knew he was not perfect when he left. But what president ever was?