Good Citizenship Quotes

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

It was fear that was then making you a good citizen, which is never a lasting teacher of duty.

Before 2000, everything was about being contextual, and buildings were supposed to be good citizens.

How shall those who practice election frauds recover that respect for the sanctity of the ballot which is the first condition and obligation of good citizenship? The man who has come to regard the ballot box as a juggler's hat has renounced his allegiance.

As I've often said, Wisconsin's greatest strength continues to be the dedicated, hardworking people of our state. They go to work everyday, pay their taxes, and raise their kids with good, Midwestern values.

I really did grow up in a world where we were taught that crime doesn't pay and we stood up when the teacher came into the room.

What makes you a good citizen makes you a good Christian... Obey the law of your land by not crossing the borders of your nation with Ebola virus.

I am here, a citizen of this country, and I'm saying, 'Hey, the system failed me. I am a good citizen. I contribute to this country, and here I am sharing my story. What are you going to do now?'

I wanted to be what my high-school civics and history teacher thought of as a good American. That automatically involved taking an interest in government.

People crave trustworthy information about the world we live in. Some people want it because it is essential to the way they make a living. Some want it because they regard being well-informed as a condition of good citizenship. Some want it because they want something to exchange over dinner tables and water coolers.

I want my kids to grow up to be a useful citizen.

Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few, it is for everyone. It is a fundamental human right.

These manly sentiments, in private life, make good citizens; in public life, the patriot and the hero.

The agricultural population produces the bravest men, the most valiant soldiers,46 and a class of citizens the least given of all to evil designs.

Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism.

My business is that of every other good citizen - to uphold the law.

It ought to be considered a reward for good citizenship and good parenting to get into public housing.

We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens, and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all in their religious rights, true religion affords to government it's surest support.

There's the part that I just want what I want, and I don't want to be bothered by anything else, and sort of the short-term more compulsive self. And then that's the longer-term, aspirational self that wants to be informed about the world and wants to be a good citizen. The best media basically helps us strike a balance between those two things.

We can’t be a scofflaw. It helps us to get others to follow the rules if we follow the rules.

Finally, cooking is good citizenship. It's the only way to get serious about putting locally raised foods into your diet, which keeps farmlands healthy and grocery money in the neighborhood.

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions.

I'd rather see the United States as a beacon of good work and good citizenship, rather than as #1 on some international educational measurement.

Civilization rests on the fact that most people do the right thing most of the time.

In terms of behaving in a civic way, I feel my behavior is always exemplary.