Famous Quotes & Sayings

Paul Robeson

This is the basis, and I am not being tried for whether I am a Communist, I am being tried for fighting for the rights of my people, who are still second-class citizens in this United States of America.

Victor Ponta

Using cold facts and figures, leaders throughout the West must become more transparent with their citizens in explaining their decisions and their choices in global markets.

Bernie Sanders

History will record that the Citizens United decision is one of the worst in the history of our country.

Bernie Sanders

Before Social Security existed, about half of America's senior citizens lived in poverty.

Ambrose Burnside

Being about to land on the soil of North Carolina, the general commanding desires his soldiers to remember that they are here to support the Constitution and the laws, to put down rebellion, and to protect the persons and property of the loyal and peaceable citizens of the State.

Allyson Schwartz

My colleagues, while it is good that the Nation is finally focused on the critical issue of securing our ports, our rhetoric and our passion about Dubai must be matched by the funding necessary to keep our ports and our citizens safe.

Aaron Swartz

Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.

We were able to identify another piece of property and stop the eminent domain proceedings. Much of that is a result of citizens coming to us to consider other sites.

We depend on the generosity of the citizens here to make the program the success it is today. We are always so grateful for the Grand Prairie spirit.

We demand a recount. People must know how citizens voted.

We definitely want the hospital here in Stafford for our citizens.

John Perkins

We want to have enough units to entice senior citizens to stay. Seventy-two is not enough.

Os Guinness

There are lots of people depending on the government who are good, honest citizens who have worked all their lives.

Dannel Malloy

I don't think that we'll support any state that is prepared to discriminate against the citizens of Connecticut.

The question is whether this moment continues. Does this shape the way they see themselves as citizens and does this become part of their view of themselves as voters? And if it does it can have a lasting impact. The real stakes here are long-term.

The proposed shift in software will be paid for by the taxpayers, businesses, and regular citizens of Massachusetts,

Tips from citizens are critical. The public is literally our eyes and ears in the field.

David Blunkett

Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being.

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.

Philly is a city made up of many neighborhoods - more than a hundred, in fact - and the citizens can be very territorial.

West Hartford has some of the most civic-minded citizens anywhere. They take their issues and their leaders very seriously.

Western nations now realize that if they contain this in Southeast Asia, in fact they might minimize the jeopardy to their own citizens. They are now starting to put money into helping these countries develop surveillance systems, helping these countries to prepare to contain this disease within their own countries.

Hassan Rouhani

Citizenship rights is about making all Iranians feel they are part of one nation, one identity, under one umbrella they can feel proud of.

We are concerned that the IMF and the World Bank's conditions for a small civil service is unrealistic, going by the number of citizens who seek Government services on daily and hourly basis,

We need to establish a plan that would evacuate citizens off the peninsula for sure.

Ludwig von Mises

A citizen who casts his ballot without having to the best of his abilities studied as much economics as he can fails in his civic duties.

Jen Lancaster

Our citizens never hesitate to take sides against one another, whether it's Democrats versus Republicans, Coke drinkers opposed to Pepsi enthusiasts or Yankee loyalists against Red Sox aficionados.

Our citizens have always been very cooperative in passing levies. They usually vote quite well for this.

Our citizens are paying the price for our dependence on foreign sources for too many years and we need to stop that,

Tim Pawlenty

Our people are working. Our students are learning. And our citizens are healthy.

Our first priority is to provide information to U.S. citizens to try to meet their needs.

Laura Bush

Our first priority is to get help to those who have been injured, and to take every precaution to protect our citizens at home and around the world from further attacks,

William Garrison

Our country is the world, our countrymen all mankind. We love the land of our nativity, only as we love all other lands. The interests, rights, and liberties of American citizens are no more dear to us, than are those of the whole human race.