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A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation.

Citizenship

PhilosopherBritish1588 · 16th century

3.8 · 37 votes

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Millions of us, myself included, go back generations in this country, with ancestors who put in the painstaking work to become citizens. So we don't like the notion that anyone might get a free pass to American citizenship.

PoliticianAmerican1961 · 20th century

5.0 · 52 votes

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No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated.

PoliticianSouth African1918 · 20th century

4.6 · 40 votes · 112 reads

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Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS - our inferior one varies w

Citizenship

AuthorGerman1875 · 19th century

3.1 · 31 votes · 125 reads

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Ours is a nation of laws: of citizens who live under them and for the citizens who enforce them. So, to a community in Ferguson that is rightly hurting and looking for answers, let me call once again for us to seek some understanding rather than simply ho

PoliticianAmerican1961 · 20th century

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