In addition to protecting the rights of every citizen of our country, our Constitution makes the citizens of the country mindful of their duties.
I freely acknowledge myself the servant of the people, according to the bond of service -- the United States Constitution; and that, as such, I am responsible to them.
When declaring your rights, don't forget your responsibilities.
Nations begin to dig their own graves when men talk more of human rights and less of human duties.
It is actually against the law for a citizen to give money to a terrorist.
In becoming a citizen, one undertakes certain duties and responsibilities. One of the more intangible of those duties and responsibilities is no matter what one's birth and background, to accept the historical past of the new country as one's own.
No government demands so much from the citizens as democracy and none gives back so much.
In democratic centuries, on the contrary, when the duties of each individual toward the species are much clearer, devotion toward one man becomes rarer: the bond of human affections is extended and loosened.
I'll remind you all, however, that for government, existence is a privilege, not a right.
