What, after all, was the point of civilization if not the well-being of citizens?
– Ann Leckie
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- Good necessitates evil. – Ann Leckie
- Ships have feelings. – Ann Leckie
- If that’s what you’re willing to do for someone you hate, what would you do for someone you love? – Ann Leckie
- Unity, I thought, implies the possibility of disunity. Beginnings imply and require endings. – Ann Leckie
- The fight for truth…is not just our right as free citizens of free societies. It is our duty as citizens of the earth. – Vandana Shiva
- Ten responsible and rational young citizens are sufficient to clean up the mess of a thousand old superstitious citizens. – Abhijit Naskar
- Civilization must be preserved,’ says he.’Civilization’s doing fine,’ I said. ‘We just don’t happen to be where it is. – Joanna Russ
- The soul of our civilization depends upon the civilization of our soul. The imagination of our culture calls for a culture of the imagination. – James Hillman
- Culture is the best society has to offer…How can we pass on civilization to those who do not value civilization. (Terrence Rattigan) – Beth Fine
- Civilization is in fact the longest story of all. Civilization can persist through a series of economies. – Fernand Braudel
- Civilization is communication. When that which should be expressed and transmitted is lost, civilization comes to an end. – Haruki Murakami
- The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization. – Sigmund Freud
- America didn’t bypass or escape civilization. It did something far more profound, far cleverer: it simply changed what civilization could be. – AA Gill
- Could a name be any shorter? Three letters without even the flourish of an e. Ann, a trio of curves and lines.It means -œfull of grace-. – Ann Voskamp
- What does our commitment to nonviolence mean as citizens of one of the most powerful and oppressive nations in recorded history? – Mary Jo Bowman
- No rules for the rulers is tyranny for the subjects. Freedom for politicians is enslavement for citizens. – Stefan Molyneux
- One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government. – Ron Paul
- Corrupt citizens breed corrupt rulers, and it is the mob who finally decides when virtue shall die. – Taylor Caldwell
- A president who has incited violence inspires citizens towards hate and violence. – DaShanne Stokes
- You don’t necessarily need atomic bombs to destroy a nation. Politicians who value their pockets than the life of citizens always do that every day. – Israelmore Ayivor
- The city is dirty due to the laziness of the citizens in the country. – Lailah Gifty Akita
- A committed citizens can move a country. – Lailah Gifty Akita
- When citizens of a country or nation believe in superstitions or dogma, they will inevitably suffer from tremendous misery or tragedy. – Debasish Mridha
- The failure of the nation lies in the failure of its citizens. – Lailah Gifty Akita
- An act of charity by the citizens questions the worthiness of the government. – Amit Kalantri
- The failure of the citizens to pray for the nation will lead to its collapse. – Lailah Gifty Akita
- What is equity? It is the quality of citizens of a given society to relate to each other in fairness and impartiality – Sunday Adelaja
- The failure of the citizens to pray for the country, will lead to its downfall. – Lailah Gifty Akita
- Ignorance is an evil weed, which dictators may cultivate among their dupes, but which no democracy can afford among its citizens. – William Beveridge
- The only legitimate purpose of government is to protect the lives and property of its citizens. – Mike Klepper
- The Constitution is colorblind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. – John Marshall
- Clean communities, healthy citizens. – Lailah Gifty Akita
- He who is unfit to serve his fellow citizens wants to rule them. – Ludwig von Mises
- Yes here’s to the founding fathers-”slave-owners, British citizens who didn’t want to pay taxes… – David Mazzucchelli
- Edward Snowden isn’t a traitor. He reported the crime of conspiracy to deny citizens of their constitutional rights. NetworkEtiquette.net – David Chiles
- Any school for free citizens must begin by teaching distrust, not trust. It must teach questioning, not acceptance of stock answers. – Brian Herbert
- The More Citizens Conform To The Law Of Love. The Less Governing Would Be Required – Sunday Adelaja
- Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens. – Paul Collier
- A nation can be mighty, when the citizens put away their political differences, work together for a common vision, a common goal and a common good. – Lailah Gifty Akita
- How can the nation be mightier, without unity of its citizens? – Lailah Gifty Akita