#zen

The most important political office is that of the private citizen. ↗

— Louis D. Brandeis

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Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy. ↗

— David Brin

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All of us should have free choice when it comes to patriotic displays... a government wisely acting within its bounds will earn loyalty and respect from its citizens. A government dare not demand the same. ↗

— Jesse Ventura

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One death to a man is a serious thing: a dozen neutralize one another. ↗

— Richard Francis Burton

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There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

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If there is one eternal truth of politics, it is that there are always a dozen good reasons for doing nothing. ↗

— John le Carre

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Native Americans had only stone and wooden weapons and no animals that could be ridden. Those military advantages repeatedly enabled troops of a few dozen mounted Spaniards to defeat Indian armies numbering in the thousands. ↗

— Jared Diamond

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It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen legislature, and we thank them. ↗

— Robert. L. Ehrlich

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The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

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The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open. ↗

— Gunter Grass

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