Now the trumpet summons us again -- not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need -- not as a call to battle, though embattled we are -- but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle year in and year out, "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation" -- a struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty and war itself.
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It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.
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Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it
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Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let's stay here. And by their connection to the land, they are connected to one another.
The most important office ... that of private citizen.
The most important office ... that of private citizen.
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Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal feeling.
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he should be able and willing to pull his weight.
