Quotes About Citizens

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all collectively; since the rights of the whole can be no more than the sum of the rights of the individuals.

The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.

A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person.

The foundation is an instrument forged by citizens who transfer profit from the commercial sector and put it directly to work as risk capital for the general betterment of the society.

When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges of the future.

I think people are frustrated in this society, where predators prey upon normal, law-abiding citizens, and you never see justice in the courtroom. In my films, the predators don't get away with it.

We all agree that marriage is a fundamental right. And in our country, and in our society, there are no second-class citizens.

I think the idea that a society has to be responsible for all of its citizens, those who do well and those who do not, is really a precondition of a good society.

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.

A town that boasts inhabitants like me Can have no lack of good society.

There is a genius of a nation, which is not to be found in the numerical citizens, but which characterizes the society.

Society ... can afford to grant more than before because its interests have become the innermost drives of its citizens.

American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the poorest and most ignorant part of the society.

The state accumulates moral power only through the spiritual activity of their citizens.

The state was made for man, not man for state.

we should not assume that experts are the only ones who have a right to express themselves on questions affecting the organization of society.

El Estado es para los hombres y no los hombres para el Estado. Como deber primero del Estado veo la protección del individuo, así como ofrecerle la posibilidad de desarrollar una personalidad creativa.

A free people, forgetting that it has a soul to be cared for, devotes all its energies to its material advancement. If it makes war, it is to subserve its commercial interests. The citizens copy after the State, and regard wealth, pomp, and luxury as the great goods of life. Such a nation creates wealth rapidly, and distributes it badly.

What is clear from railroad history is that if government is to mix with private enterprise, something unavoidable in most instances, then it should do so in ways that serve its citizens, and that mission should come first.

The constitution shall never be construed...to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.

It is your duty to advance the aims of the organization and also to help those who serve it. If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens you can never regain their respect and esteem

Obama has no solutions. Obama has failed the country and its great citizens, and they don't like it when somebody such as myself speaks the truth about this - it hurts too much.

The state has the authority to take citizens' private property—in this case, their genetic information—without due process. Those are the features of a totalitarian state, not a liberal democracy. Jim

In an ideal world, what purpose should a government serve?" asked Craft. Then answering his own question he said, "It should protect its people from internal and external dangers. It should help build infrastructure and help society run smoothly. It should police society so commercial interactions are conducted fairly. And it should help provide citizens what they need to excel, the infrastructure and means. And that's about it.