John Dickinson Quotes

Politicians are there to try to deal with stuff, but sometimes it's both fortunate and unfortunate that people like us have more... not involvement, but more power in the stuff that we say.

As a citizen and someone who was a judge on the constitutional law court for 18 years, I feel whenever I can raise my voice with the hope of being heard I need to do it, but I wouldn't assign a special wisdom and responsibility to writers.

A citizen is a political and moral agent who in fact has a shared sense of hope and responsibility to others and not just to him or herself.

The diiference is that in the private sector you work for yourself, and as Prime Minister I work for every single Haitian - inside Haiti and outside - and for all those who love Haiti as well.

I think it is the responsibility of a citizen of any country to say what he thinks.

When the mayor's concerned about something, eveybody's concerned about it.

The public interest is not defined as what is interesting to the public.

The citizen cannot refuse to pay the taxes imposed on him … But the same person nevertheless does not act contrary to his duty as a citizen, when, as a scholar, he publicly expresses his thoughts on the inappropriateness or even the injustices of these levies

I do not consider that letters written to public men on matters affecting the public interest and threatening the public welfare are private letters.

Our task is to be responsible for our speech, acts and political standpoint. These must be in conformity with the people's ideas and interests

The object of Socialism is not to render the individual capable of living on his personal resources. That is the theory of radical individualism. Its object is to create in him a greater and greater sense of his dependence upon the state, and, at the same time, to inculcate in him the conviction that he is a part of it and that he has a duty and responsibility toward the state; and that only in so far as he fulfills this duty can he benefit by the advantages of a complete personal and social life.

How many thousands pronounce boldly on the affairs of the public whom God nor men never qualified for such judgment?

As a human being, when I see things going on in my community, I feel compelled to do something, to say something.

City of Los Angeles is my home, and it is my duty to lead by example, contribute all that I can, and help make the world a better place with the tools and resources available to me.

Every individual should be expressing themselves, whether a politician or a minister or a policeman.

The sole aim of journalism should be service.

As soon as any man says of the affairs of the State "What does it matter to me?" the State may be given up for lost.

There are very few people in our society who are actually free to say what they believe. I am in an extremely fortunate position in having this enormous gift of freedom and believe I should try to use it to do something useful for society. As long as I feel as if I have something to say, I’ll continue to try to do that.

I believe that one of the most important things to learn in life is that you can make a difference in your community no matter who you are or where you live.

Freedom & Duty always go hand in hand and if the free do not accept the duty of social responsibility, they will not long remain free.

Business need to go beyond the interest of their companies to the communities they serve.

I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham.

When approached right, citizens never fail to shoulder their responsibilities.

Without restoring an ethos of social responsibility, there can be no meaningful and sustained economic recovery.

By obliging men to turn their attention to other affairs than their own, it rubs off that private selfishness which is the rust of society.