Civic Duty Quotes

Most popular civic duty quotes

I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it. - Alexander Woollcott quote.
I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it.

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People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote—a very different thing.

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There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship. - Ralph Nader quote.
There can be no daily democracy without daily citizenship.

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Every private citizen has a public responsibility.
The most important political office is that of private citizen. - Louis Brandeis quote.
The most important political office is that of private citizen.
It's not the hand that signs the laws that holds the destiny of America. It's the hand that casts the ballot. - Harry S. Truman quote.
It's not the hand that signs the laws that holds the destiny of America. It's the hand that casts the ballot.

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The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry. - William F. Buckley Jr. quote.
The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry.

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