"Third, and finally, the educated citizen has..." - Quote by John F Kennedy
Third, and finally, the educated citizen has an obligation to uphold the law. This is the obligation of every citizen in a free and peaceful society--but the educated citizen has a special responsibility by the virtue of his greater understanding. For whether he has ever studied history or current events, ethics or civics, the rules of a profession or the tools of a trade, he knows that only a respect for the law makes it possible for free men to dwell together in peace and progress.
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“I acknowledge that such a debt [of service to my fellow-citizens] exists, that a tour of duty in whatever line he can be most useful to his country, is due from every individual. It is not easy perhaps to say of what length exactly that tour should be, but we may safely say of what length it should not be. Not of our whole life, for instance, for that would be to be born a slave-not even of a very large portion of it.”
“As citizens, we understand that it is not about what America may do for us. It's about what can be done by us, together.”
“The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before.”
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“Certain other societies may respect the rule of force--we respect the rule of law.”
“If I am to constrain you by any law, it must be one by which I am also bound.”
“The values that we talked about, the values democracy and free speech and international norms and rule of law, respecting the ability of other countries to determine their own destiny and preserve their sovereignty and territorial integrity. Things are not something that we can set aside.”