Robert Anderson Quotes

Citizens are refined, cultivated, and very political. I believe in the legitimacy of their participation.

There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.

For America to work, Americans have to participate. If they don’t pay attention, they’re going to get screwed.

We are not apathetic in this country.

Music must awaken people to do their duty as citizens and act.

Bernard Shaw remains the only model we have of what the citizen of a democracy should be: an informed participant in all things we deem important to the society and the individual.

Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.

We're all looking for an authentic way to be engaged in the community, engaged in politics, engaged in national discussion - and so, we're clunky. We're all clunky. But it's better than not doing it.

We are not merely historians but also and always citizens.

As citizens of a free society, we have a duty to look critically at our world. But if we think we know what is wrong, we must act upon that knowledge.

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.

I always preach that you have to be active as a citizen no matter what, and some people just voting as an excuse not to do anything.

I do feel, in a sense, the rules of engagement for citizenship has changed, and we must encourage other people to speak up and to take action.

As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.

The first duty of an American citizen, then is that he shall work in politics.

My duty is to raise the consciousness of the American people.

Wake up America.

When a system goes astray, it is the right and obligation of citizens to oppose it and change it-for themselves and for generations to come

I want Americans to realize that we are the owners of this country, and that one person can make a difference.

The work of being a citizen is hard and annoying, but it can pay off.

Let's summon the courage to insist on a minimal level of civic knowledge for the citizens empowered to decide our fate.

Democracy depends on well educated and engaged citizens.

I'm obviously not a politician, nor do I have the desire to be one, but I'm a conscious citizen.

I think it doesn't actually matter what your political persuasion is, but if you are interested in the country that you live in and the way in which it's run, everyone has to do something about that.

You have to decide to create the society you want to create, and that's done through politics.