"... any citizen should be willing to..." - Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt

“Sailors have the cleanest bodies and the filthiest minds.”

“It is not more vacation we need — it is more vocation.”

“In all our contacts it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest satisfaction and creates the most lasting bond.”

“I think my most important advice is to understand what are the foundations of a healthy democracy and how we have to engage in citizenship continuously, not just when something upsets us; not just when there's an election or when an issue pops up for a few weeks. It's hard work.”

“A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?”

“To be a citizen in a democracy, a human being must be given a healthy start.”

“In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.”

“I shall never ask, never refuse, nor ever resign an office.”

“[A ruler is merely] the trustee of the rights of other men and he must always stand in dread of having in some way violated these rights.”