21 Citizenry Quotes for You to Enjoy

The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry. William F. Buckley, Jr.

Government Best Defense Citizenry Against Assertive

I feel that the Second Amendment is the right to keep and bear arms for our citizenry. This not for someone who's in the military. This is not for law enforcement. This is for us. And, in fact, when you read that Constitution and the Founding Fathers, they intended this to stop tyranny. Sharron Angle

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In order to cultivate a set of leaders with legitimacy in the eyes of the citizenry, it is necessary that the path to leadership be visibly open to talented and qualified individuals of every race and ethnicity. Sandra Day O'Connor

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Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed citizenry. Scott Turow

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The most dangerous thing a member of Congress could do is to ignore the citizenry who have taken up the mantle of reporting since they weren't getting the truth from the co-opted mainstream outlets. Dana Loesch

Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy. David Brin

Democracy Citizenry Vocal Only Perform Well Empowered Knowledgeable

Industrial capitalism brought representative democracy, but with a weak public mandate and inert citizenry. The digital age offers a new democracy based on public deliberation and active citizenship. Don Tapscott

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Conservatives tend to see the world more in terms of good-versus-evil and, for some of them, the nightmare is a disarmed citizenry that can be preyed upon by criminals. They know that having a gun in the house would increase the risk of an accident for a member of their family, but they're willing to take that risk. Jonathan Haidt

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Even institutions of State, such as the judiciary, were seriously weakened, to the extent that the citizenry justifiably feared a breakdown in law and order. The business community was hit by a slump in sales and confidence, leading to reduced earnings and loss of jobs. Kamisese Mara

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Sudan has been an experiment that resonated across Africa: if we, the largest country on the continent, reaching from the Sahara to the Congo, bridging religions, cultures and a multitude of ethnicities, were able to construct a prosperous and peaceful state from our diverse citizenry, so too could the rest of Africa. Mo Ibrahim

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Brands like Starbucks came along and talked about their brand as itself being a community, the idea that Starbucks is what they like to call a 'third place,' which is not their idea; it's the idea of basic citizenry needing a place that is not work, that is not home, where citizens gather. Naomi Klein

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Democracy requires an informed citizenry able to question its government. Richard N. Haass

Government Democracy Citizenry Able Question Informed Requires

Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry. Rick Perry

Best Democracy Active Citizenry Functions

The media is an ally when it comes to showing the truth about terrorist groups. Attacking the media will not produce a more compliant citizenry. It will produce a more alienated, suspicious and disenfranchised public, one more likely to chafe under a government's attempts at control, all to the benefit of terrorist groups. Samantha Power

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You can make more money on unemployment than you can going down and getting one of those jobs that is an honest job, but it doesn't pay as much. And so, that's what's happened to us is that we have put in so much entitlement into our government, that we really have spoiled our citizenry and said you don't want the jobs that are available. Sharron Angle

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Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application. William Weld

Government Best Sense Citizenry Purpose Highest Part Shared Contribute Application

We lack an educated, resilient citizenry capable of navigating the increasing complexities of daily life. Ben Sasse

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