It was appointed by law in Athens, that the obsequies of the citizens who fell in battle should be performed at the public expense, and in the most honorable manner.
As it stands now, those of us who are lucky enough to be citizens by birth don't have to do much. Very little is asked of us.
The NSA is forbidden to 'target' American citizens, green-card holders or companies for surveillance without an individual warrant from a judge.
Cities may now bulldoze private citizens' homes, farms and small businesses to make way for shopping malls or other developments.
I do care if religious doctrine becomes an excuse to exclude my fellow citizens from the rights and protections our country promises.
The American system of democracy is founded on the concept that every citizen has the right to vote, to know that their vote is counted, and that the vote is counted accurately.
It is the State which educates its citizens in civic virtue, gives them a consciousness of their mission and welds them into unity.
America is a land where a citizen will cross the ocean to fight for democracy - and wont cross the street to vote in a national election.
I'm a very law-abiding citizen, and I've never consciously broken any law. I get nervous just jaywalking in Los Angeles!
States which used to communicate directly to their citizens now do so through the media, where their messages are reshaped by the logics of news values and commentary.
I've always had this core belief in public service. Even before I became a citizen, I volunteered in the Army.
Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently.
Very often, the judgments by ordinary citizens may be better than those by professional economists, being more rooted in reality and less narrowly focused.
Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.
To my wife, I'm not Herbie Hancock the musician. I'm her husband. When I'm talking to a neighbor, I'm a neighbor. When I vote, I'm a citizen.
'Unlikely Brothers' talks about the importance of citizen action and shows why and how we can make a difference.
But the citizens of Cincinnati loved their Reds because they won, no matter what their addresses had been the year before. They rooted for the Old-English 'C' on the players' shirts.
I was born in Belgium. I went to school in England and in Switzerland, then I came to America, so I really feel like I am a citizen of the world.
Living on the Gulf Coast, we often have to go through dangerous situations, whether you're a child, an adult or a senior citizen.
Citizen participation is a device whereby public officials induce nonpublic individuals to act in a way the officials desire.
Thank you for the opportunity for the Democratic Party and progressives to reclaim the votes of the sane citizens of these United States.
