Quotes about Civic

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He saw the Constitution as the vehicle to keep ecumenical passions in check. — Jeffrey Toobin, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Public symbols matter. They are one of the ways we tell each other, and the world, what we honor. — Michael W. McConnell
The people had once created the city. The city now created the people, or, more exactly, the people of Venice now identi — Peter Ackroyd, Venice: Pure City
When you beat up someone physically, you get excercise and stress relief; when you assault him verbally on the Internet, — Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
I had a dream about you last night. We were in your old Civic. Nine Inch Nails was turned up on the stereo and I was tak — Crystal Woods, Dreaming is for lovers
Allowing ourselves to become a nation of silent, secretive, timid citizens is likely to result in a system of democracy — Dahlia Lithwick
The good polis is made by the good person, his moral character intact, and the good polis, in turn, helps turn out good — Rebecca Goldstein, Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
Public and civic value require commitment and hard work among the core group of participants. It also requires that thes — Clay Shirky, Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age
This work is not easy, and it never goes smoothly. Because we are hopelessly committed to both individual and group effe — Clay Shirky, Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age
When an economist attempts to prove that it is "irrational" to vote in national elections (because the effort expended o — David Graeber, The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy
A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. — Theodore Roosevelt
Civic duty? Perhaps it would be a little naive to try to coerce me into voting. I assure you my basic standards of healt — Criss Jami
The generation of American men who fought the Second World War were too struck by the scale of the effort – and the stak — Jeremy Rabkin
Literacy is a right, not a privilege. — Story Shares
Noting the lack of crime or security in the Netherlands, the author asked a native who guarded a national landmark. He g — Bill Bryson, Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe
It was no accident that the beau ideal of his (John Adams') political philosophy was balance, since he projected onto th — Joseph J. Ellis, Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
The strategic center of the rebellion was not a place – not New York, Philadelphia, not the Hudson corridor – but the Co — Joseph J. Ellis, Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
Every so often, in the midst of chaos, you come across an amazing, inexplicable instance of civic responsibility. Maybe — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Hocus Pocus
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save — Theodore Roosevelt
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official. — Theodore Roosevelt