Noam Chomsky

Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be - protect themselves. That's why you have state secret laws. Citizens are not supposed to know what their government is doing to them.

American Activist

Maya Angelou

I have a feeling that I make a very good friend, and I'm a good mother, and a good sister, and a good citizen. I am involved in life itself - all of it. And I have a lot of energy and a lot of nerve.

American Poet

Michael Douglas

The message from national security experts and citizens around the world is clear: The only way to eliminate the global nuclear danger is to eliminate all nuclear weapons.

American Actor

Alexander Hamilton

To all general purposes we have uniformly been one people, each individual citizen everywhere enjoying the same national rights, privileges, and protection.

American Politician

Jean-Paul Sartre

You must be afraid, my son. That is how one becomes an honest citizen.

French Philosopher

Gerard Depardieu

I consider myself a free man and a citizen of the world.

French Actor

John Kani

I am a citizen of the world, or no world at all!

South African Actor

Pavel Durov

I consider myself a legal citizen of the world.

Russian Businessman

Jeff Berwick

Canadian Businessman

Pim Fortuyn

Dutch Politician

A citizen has specific legal rights in their country, such as voting and protection.

Legal Rights

Being a citizen usually involves a legal process like birth in the country or naturalization.

Legal Status

The concept of a citizen typically implies a sense of belonging or ties to one's country.

Country Ties

In a local context, a citizen refers to anyone who resides within a specific area, irrespective of legal status.

Local Understanding

Using 'citizen' emphasizes the person's role or participation in a community.

Community Aspect

It highlights the role and responsibilities as an active participant in a country's democracy.

Democratic Duty

Being a citizen also means being informed about political matters and engaging in them.

Active Engagement

Citizenship is more than voting; it includes community involvement and civic responsibilities.

Beyond Voting

 backyards what we want to do is really crowdsource this take this into the world of citizen science so it's not just a few scientists tracking a handful of animals but hundreds of volunteers tracking hopefully thousands of cats and we generally advocate that people keep their cats indoors but if you do let

Where Your Cat Goes May...

 turning every citizen into a potential reporter. But if everyone is a reporter, nobody is, and different sources may disagree, not only opinions, but on the facts themselves. So how do you get the truth, or something close? One of the best ways is to get the original news

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 that vastly different regimes claim to embody it. At the same time, some share Plato's skepticism about the wisdom of crowds. Many modern democracies reconcile this conflict by having citizens elect those they consider qualified to legislate on their behalf.

What did democracy...

 Financial stability is a byproduct of a proper lifestyle. A financially sound incarcerated person can become a taxpaying citizen, and a financially sound taxpaying citizen can remain one. This allows us to create a bridge between those people who we

How I learned to read --...

 that with this bill we have a path forward and the third is the realization that the voices of ordinary citizens can still change the world to be honest with you it's really scary for me to be on the stage right now and share with you

Re-writing laws to help...

 Are your purposes pro-social or anti-social? This question isn't about strategy. It's about character, and that's another set of lessons. But remember Power plus character equals a great citizen, and you have the power to be one.

How to understand power...

 All politics is about contrasts. Few of us think about civic life in the abstract. We think about things in relief compared to something else. Powerful citizens set the terms of that contrast. This doesn't mean being uncivil.

How to turn protest into...

 happens nonetheless and so when the police get a tip-off that from a caring citizen that cows are being transported to slaughter they catch them and they bring them here to this safe place I

Sacred Cows Rescued From...

 the role of Claudette, as an up-stander, it teaches us important lessons that challenge us today. What does it mean to be a participant? A responsible citizen in a democracy?

Stories: Legacies of who...

 a democratic republic is the rarest form of government on earth. Democracies are fragile. Democracies can fail. And what citizens do or fail to do in a moment of crisis