Indira Gandhi Quotes

Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.

Clergymen do well to preach the neglected doctrine that the first duty of a citizen is to consider what he can do for the state and not what the state will do for him.

Our culture is at a critical cusp - a time that requires that we define what it means to be a citizen in a democracy. Within our nation we need to foster a greater sense of collective responsibility.

Ask not what your country can do for you——ask what you can do for your country.

Being a citizen in a democracy involves more than just voting. It means being involved for the common whole.

Everyone who receives the protection of society owes a return for the benefit.

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

Citizenship is not a transaction where you put your taxes in and take your services out. It is a relationship.

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 like people in the cities, in the States and in the Nation to ask themselves now and then: 'What can I do for my city?' not 'How much can I get out of my city?' I like people to speak now and then in the same devotion to State and Nation.

Where is the man who owes nothing to the land in which he lives?

Freedom requires civil responsibility.

No one can be a good citizen unless he fulfills those domestic duties which are incumbent on his social station and unless he honors all his obligations to society.

Our definition of patriotism is often too narrow. Shall the lover of his country measure his loyalty only by his service as a soldier? No! Patriotism calls for the faithful and conscientious performance of all of the duties of citizenship, in small matters as well as great, at home as well as upon the tented field

This country is a place that you've got to stay invested in.

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.

You must remember, my own philosophy is that you don't belong only to yourself. You have an obligation to the society which protected you when you were brought into the world, which taught you, which supported you and nurtured you. You have an obligation to repay it.

I realized that public affairs were also my affairs.

As citizens, we all have an obligation to intervene and become involved - it's the citizen who changes things.

I think I've been a great citizen.

There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

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.

Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.

It is the duty of American Muslims to participate constructively in the political process, if only to protect their rights, and give support to views and causes they favor.