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I'm obviously an American citizen. My parents are American citizens. But I'm not looked at as an American. ↗

— Ana Castillo

#american citizen #american citizens #citizen #citizens #i

The very existence of government at all, infers inequality. The citizen who is preferred to office becomes the superior to those who are not, so long as he is the repository of power, and the child inherits the wealth of the parent as a controlling law of society. ↗

— James F. Cooper

#child #citizen #controlling #existence #government

We must create a state that responds to the citizens' needs, and we need citizens who feel committed to their state because that state serves the citizens. ↗

— Carlos Mesa

#citizens #committed #create #feel #must

Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. ↗

— James Madison

#afraid #armed #arms #being #citizens

As an American citizen, one has to vote. ↗

— Jason Mraz

#american citizen #citizen #vote

Education, when delivered properly, can benefit a lot of people and make productive citizens out of those otherwise given no hope. ↗

— John Murray

#citizens #delivered #education #given #hope

The Constitution remains brilliant in its overall design and sound with respect to the Bill of Rights and the separation of powers. But there are numerous archaic provisions that inhibit constructive change and adaptation. These constitutional bits affect the daily life of the republic and every citizen in it. ↗

— Larry J. Sabato

#affect #archaic #bill #bill of rights #bits

I'm not sure that the benefit - as a writer and as a citizen - that I would get from reading at least the front page of the Times every day or every other day would outweigh the depression. ↗

— Sharon Olds

#citizen #day #depression #every #every day

I intend to travel to Okinawa and to visit with Okinawa officials and the citizens of Okinawa at an early date. I will send my best analysis of that situation, including the local attitudes, back to Washington, to the government there. ↗

— Howard Baker

#attitudes #back #best #citizens #date

Our citizens and those who have gone before us charted the broad outlines of where we need to go, and they would envy our opportunity to translate those dreams into action. And I believe they will judge us very harshly should we fail to act. ↗

— Dave Freudenthal

#action #before #believe #broad #charted