"The role of citizen in our democracy..." - Quote by Barack Obama
The role of citizen in our democracy does not end with your vote.
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“Iran . . . has failed to take the opportunity to demonstrate that its nuclear program is peaceful . . . time is not unlimited.”
“I think that where I've gotten frustrated during the course of my presidency has never been because I was getting pushed too hard by activists to see the justness of a cause or the essence of an issue.”
“For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. So let us mark this day with remebrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled.”
More on Citizenship
“Either you are a citizen or you are not a citizen at all. If you are citizen, you are free; if youre not a citizen you are a slave.”
“Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous and they are tied to their country and wedded to its liberty and interests by the most lasting bands.”
“While the principles of our Constitution give just latitude to inquiry, every citizen faithful to it will deem embodied expressions of discontent and open outrages of law and patriotism as dishonorable as they are injurious”
More on Democracy
“Either you will control your government, or government will control you.”
“A respect for the rights of other peoples to determine their forms of government and their economy will not weaken our democracy. It will inevitably strengthen it.”
“I will not take 'but' for an answer. Negroes have been looking at democracy's 'but' too long.”