Montel Williams Quotes

Commonwealth has a right to the service of its citizens.

I'm not a believer in bringing back the draft. But I am a huge proponent of national service.

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.

You must come forth to any Publick Service, whereof you may be capable, when you are called unto it.

By requiring all 30 million Americans age 18 to 25 to perform two years of national service, in the military or civilian life, we will be asking for a shared sacrifice from all American citizens.

What I can do for my country, I am willing to do.

I've met so many people of my son's generation who think a sacrifice is when their satellite or Internet is out for a day and that the country owes them something. That old J.F.K. quote about 'what you can do for your country,' doesn't even seem to apply to so many people.

The government has the right to the military service of all its able-bodied citizens.

We must let our young men know that they owe some responsibility to this country.

I believe in national service, where you can join AmeriCorps or the military.

There is a long and honorable tradition of citizens in service to their nation that goes back at least as far as Cincinnatus, the Roman citizen who, more than once answered his country's call, then returned to his farm and his family and his work.

This is a great country and requires a good deal of all of us, so I can imagine nothing more important than for all of you to continue to work in public affairs and be interested in them, not only to bring up a family, but also give part of your time to your community, your state, and your country.

How could I remain a spectator while Singapore faces such complex challenges? How could I not step forward when I know I have more to contribute to the country we all worked to build?

I'm extremely proud of my family's record of public service to Massachusetts and the nation.

Citizenship consists in the service of the country.

Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.

I don't want to sound like Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells, but I do think there should be some sort of national service for young men.

I authored the Universal National Service Act because I believe that everyone in America should contribute to the greater good of America.

I think there are many ways to serve your country.

National service is America at its best.

We have seen more than once that the public welfare may call upon the best citizens for their lives.

All able bodied male citizens … are hereby declared to be the National Forces.

In the great fulfillment, we must have a citizenship less concerned about what the government can do for it, and more anxious about what it can do for the nation.

I think there are few things more patriotic than taking the time to make your country a better place.

To work for the good of our country is not a shallow thing.