Quotes for All
A hastily written Civil Rights Act was rushed through Congress. President Andrew Johnson immediately vetoed it, noting that the right to confer citizenship rested with the several states, and that the tendency of the bill is to resuscitate the spirit of rebellion. Eustace Mullins
I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world. Eugene V. Debs
Our citizenship is in eternity; history is our temporary residence. Erwin McManus
Motherhood is the second oldest profession in the world. It never questions age, height, religious preference, health, political affiliation, citizenship, morality, ethnic background, marital status, economic level, convenience, or previous experience. Erma Bombeck
To love country means to rise above I am because I am. It is to recognize that I am because we are. Eric Liu
Honest people know that the road to success and virtue always involves shared sacrifice, hard work, and gratification postponed. Telling people otherwise isn’t leadership, it is pandering. Eric Liu
You want to defend citizenship? Don’t persecute or isolate those without papers. Just live like a citizen. That’d be a first-class way to be American. Eric Liu
Conservatives forget that citizenship is more than a thing to withhold from immigrants. Progressives forget it’s more than a set of rights. Eric Liu
True patriots believe that we should measure a citizen’s worth by contribution to country and community, not by wealth or power-that those whom America has benefited most should contribute in proportion to their good fortune-and that serving others should be esteemed more highly than serving self. Eric Liu
At the heart of our public morality is the idea that he who gives generously is most virtuous and morally praiseworthy; that there is no greater citizen than she who sacrifices; and that there is no greater measure of worth than contribution. These are values we can be proud of. After all, there is no … Read more