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Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored by the support of this convention for vice president of the United States. I accept the duty to help lead our nation out of a jobs crisis and back to prosperity - and I know we can do this. ↗

— Paul Ryan

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Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. ↗

— Carl Sagan

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I am moreover inclined to be concise when I reflect on the constant occupation of the citizens in public and private affairs, so that in their few leisure moments they may read and understand as much as possible. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

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We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force. ↗

— Ayn Rand

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We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again. ↗

— Charles Rangel

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These past years, as we have been recovering and given our city a rebirth, we have been encouraged by our faith, knowledge, and steadfast belief that we will pull through. There will be challenges and setbacks, as there have already been, but we will continue, and we the citizens of New Orleans will prevail in bringing our city back. ↗

— Cedric Richmond

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Liberty is the most precious gift we offer our citizens. ↗

— Tom Ridge

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As an artist I come to sing, but as a citizen, I will always speak for peace, and no one can silence me in this. ↗

— Paul Robeson

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Through the years I have received my share of recognition for efforts in the fields of sports, the arts, the struggle for full citizenship for the Negro people, labor's rights and the fight for peace. ↗

— Paul Robeson

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The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time. ↗

— Jackie Robinson

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