Active Citizenship Quotes

• Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

  Jawaharlal Nehru

  Country, India, Republic

  Jawaharlal Nehru (1949). “Speeches”

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• I believe in active citizenship, for men and women equally, as a simple matter of right and justice. I believe we will have better government in all of our countries when men and women discuss public issues together and make their decisions on the basis of their different areas of experience and their common concern for the welfare of their families and their world.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Country, Believe, Men

  Eleanor Roosevelt (1995). “What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt”, Carlson Pub

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• As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end.

  Adlai E. Stevenson

  Law, Democracy, Abiding

  Speech in Chicago, Illinois, September 29, 1952.

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• There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.

  Ralph Nader

  Freedom, Democracies Have, Democracy

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• No one is born a good citizen; no nation is born a democracy. Rather, both are processes that continue to evolve over a lifetime. Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts off from its youth severs its lifeline.

  Kofi Annan

  Cutting, People, Democracy

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• There is nothing beyond the reach of ordinary citizens doing the daily work of democracy, and no problem too great to tackle with the power of active citizenship.

  Joan Claybrook

  Democracy, Ordinary, Citizens

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• Active citizenship begins with an envisioning of the desired outcome and a conscious application of spiritual principles.

  Dennis Kucinich

  God, Spiritual, Principles

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• Citizenship is what makes a republic - monarchies can get along without it.

  Mark Twain

  Republic, Citizenship, Monarchy

  Mark Twain (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)”, p.7247, Delphi Classics

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• Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship.

  Kofi Annan

  Education, Doors, Essentials

  FaceBook post by Kofi Annan from Apr 23, 2017

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• Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts itself off from its youth severs its lifeline; it is condemned to bleed to death.

  Kofi Annan

  Cutting, People, Youth

  "Young People, the Change Makers!" by Marsida Bandilli, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 17, 2015.

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• Citizenship comes first today in our crowded world...
  No man can enjoy the privileges of education and thereafter
  with a clear conscience break his contract with society.
  To respect that contract is to be mature, to strengthen it is to be a good citizen,
  to do more than your share under it is noble.

  Isaiah Bowman

  Strength, Education, Respect

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• Industrial capitalism brought representative democracy, but with a weak public mandate and inert citizenry. The digital age offers a new democracy based on public deliberation and active citizenship.

  Don Tapscott

  Democracy, Age, Digital

  "Don Tapscott: Transforming Capitalism Won’t Happen Without Leadership". www.thestar.com. May 17, 2013.

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• As citizen-activists the world over merge, they can become an irresistible force to create peace and protect the planet. From here will come a new movement to abolish nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction. From here will come the demand for sustainable communities, for new systems of energy, transportation and commerce. From here comes the future rushing in on us. How does one acquire the capacity for active citizenship? The opportunities exist every day...Active citizenship begins with an envisioning of the desired outcome and a conscious application of spiritual principles.

  Dennis Kucinich

  Spiritual, Opportunity, Rushing

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