So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private citizens will occasionally kill their.s
An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.
We believe that an informed citizenry will act for life and not for death.
Nowadays a citizen can hardly distinguish between a tax and a fine, except that the fine is generally much lighter.
As long as I am an American citizen and American blood runs in these veins, I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish whatever I please on any subject.
The death-knell of the republic had rung as soon as the active power became lodged in the hands of those who sought, not to do justice to all citizens, rich and poor alike, but to stand for one special class and for its interests as opposed to the interests of others.
It may make your blood boil and your mind may not be changed, but the practice of listening to opposing views is essential for effective citizenship. It is essential for our democracy.
A law is something which must have a moral basis, so that there is an inner compelling force for every citizen to obey.
It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs.
If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. -Speech at Clinton, Illinois, September 8, 1854.