Citizen Role Quotes

Government is not a substitute for people, but simply the instrument through which they act. And if the individual fails to do his duty as a citizen, government becomes a very deadly instrument indeed.

All of us as citizens have to be consumers and judges.

Each of us, as citizens, has a role to play in creating a better world for our children

Although our interests as citizens vary, each one is an artery to the heart that pumps life through the body politic, and each is important to the health of democracy.

What were we told to do? Get back on those airplanes. Shop in the malls. The trouble was that the only role they had for us was as consumers—not as citizens.

I think Americans have become a - much more a nation of consumers than citizens.

... it is not a crisis of our environs or surroundings; it is a crisis of our lives as individuals, as family members, as community members, and as citizens. We have an 'environmental crisis' because we have consented to an economy in which by eating, drinking, working, resting, traveling, and enjoying ourselves we are destroying the natural, god-given world.

The reservist is twice the citizen.

The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.

Our responsibility as citizens is to keep doing our part.

I think the nation as a whole has a role in making sure that each individual, each citizen maximizes one's potential.

The role of citizen in our democracy does not end with your vote.

I've always thought that the role of citizen, the role of advocate, were as important in our democracy as running for office.

Obviously, our political system is profoundly corrupted by, among other things, the influence of money. But, at a deeper level, the current structure is flawed because it looks to citizens for only two things - votes and money. I don't think we will see any healing until citizens are viewed in a whole new way.

Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation. With that assumption I do not hesitate to say that the nation of Chile is better for our presence, and the same thing is happening in every other nation where we are operating.

I don't personally feel that I have to save democracy and journalism.

To my wife, I'm not Herbie Hancock the musician. I'm her husband. When I'm talking to a neighbor, I'm a neighbor. When I vote, I'm a citizen.

I believe that each of us-no matter what our age or background or walk of life-each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.