Quotes About Citizens

A government that can take all and can seize all, a government that doesn't trust its citizens, a government that says it's their way or the highway... that's the scary part.

Our constitution works. Our great republic is a government of laws, not of men.

A university is a city of ideas, and we're grateful you became citizens of our city.

The government of our great country belongs to all of the people and not just a handful of the wealthy.

The Swiss are well armed and enjoy great freedom.

United States could be a great country. It needs to be a great country. It's our responsibility as citizens to make that happen, every single one of us.

As the happiness of the people is the sole end of government, so the consent of the people is the only foundation of it.

A country is as strong, really, as its citizens. And I think that mental and physical health - mental and physical vigor - go hand in hand.

Lastly, there is bankruptcy, as the United States pours its economic resources into ever more grandiose military projects and shortchanges the education, health, and safety of its citizens.

I think it is a great error to consider a heavy tax on wines as a tax on luxury. On the contrary, it is a tax on the health of our citizens.

Adelaide was the first city in Australia, if not in the world, to provide for the health and recreation of all its citizens.

You measure a government by how few people need help.

I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.

On the meeting point of two worlds, the ornament of Turkish homeland, the treasure of Turkish history, the city cherished by the Turkish nation, Ä°stanbul, has its place in the hearts of all citizens.

I think perhaps of all the things a police state can do to its citizens, distorting history is possibly the most pernicious.

Under a democratical government the citizens exercise the powers of sovereignty; and those powers will be first abused, and afterwards lost, if they are committed to an unwieldy multitude.

If citizens followed their leaders' example throughout history, the human race would have died out centuries ago.

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.-Thomas Jefferson

Liberty has never come from Government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of limitations of governmental power, not the increase of it.

The most common characteristic of all police states is intimidation by surveillance. Citizens know they are being watched and overheard. Their mail is being examined. Their homes can be invaded.

Image is something you construct, while reputation starts at home. If you are able to pass on solid values to your children, then they can become citizens of the world.

The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.

A free economy and strong communities honor the dignity of every person, rewarding effort with justice, promoting upward mobility, and building solidarity among citizens.

The protection of our citizens, the spirit and honor of our country, require that force should be interposed to a certain degree.