Citizenship quotes
27 citizenship quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines- La trovi in Actors and Politics
“I'm a happy person but an angry citizen.”
- From the movie: Starship Troopers
“- Jean Rasczak: Why are only citizens allowed to vote?
- Student: It's a reward. Something the federation gives you for doing federal service.
- Jean Rasczak: No. Something given has no value. When you vote, you are exercising political authority, you're using force. And force my friends is violence. The supreme authority from which all other...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: Moscow on the Hudson
“Ladies and Gentlemen, good morning. Today you will become citizens of the United States of America. No longer are you an Englishman, Italian, a Pole or whatever, neither will you be a hyphenated American. From this day you are no longer a subject of a governement, but an intergal part of the government, a free man.”
- From the movie: The American President
- From the movie: The Fall of the Roman Empire
“We've had to fight long wars. Your burdens have been great. But, we come now - to the end of the road. Here, within our reach, golden centuries of peace. A true Pax Romana! Wherever you live, whatever the color of your skin, when peace is achieved, it will bring to all, all, the supreme right of Roman citizenship.”
- From the movie: Flower Drum Song
- La trovi in Celebrities on other topics
“What is news? It's hard to quantify. Certainly news has changed completely, and the morning shows are not really designed to bring you the news, except to tell you what happened overnight, and the rest of it is a kind of magazine mentality - a little bit of this, a little bit of that. It's harder to be an educated and informed citizen.”
- From the movie: The Great Dictator
- From the movie: The Talk of the Town
“Why the law has got to be the personal concern of every citizen. To uphold it for your neighbor as well as yourself. Violence against it is one mistake.”
- From the movie: Cartel Land
- From the movie: Missing
- Kate Newman: What we need to know is, can they order an American to "disappear" without consulting the Americans first?
- Paris: No, they wouldn't dare.
- Ed Horman: How can I verify that?
- Paris: You can't. “I don't call myself Latin, I call myself Puerto Rican.”
- From the movie: The Devil and Daniel Webster
“This appears - mind you, I say appears - to be properly drawn. But you shan't have this man. A man isn't a piece of property. Mr. Stone is an American citizen... and an American citizen cannot be forced into the service of a foreign prince.”
- From the movie: Seeking Justice
“We're just a few citizens seeking justice.”
- From the movie: If Looks Could Kill
“- Michael Corben: I'm an American citizen and I know my rights.
- Derek Richardson: Corben, don't go asking for special privileges.
- Michael Corben: I wanna speak to the American embassy.
- Derek Richardson: Relax, they already know you're here.
- Michael Corben: What'd they say?
- Derek Richardson: They wished you good luck.” - From the movie: Man of the Year
“If it was really unpatriotic to question one's government, we'd still be British.”
- From the movie: Little Women
“I find it poor logic to say that because women are good, women should vote. Men do not vote because they are good; they vote because they are male, and women should vote, not because we are angels and men are animals, but because we are human beings and citizens of this country.”
- From the movie: My Little Chickadee
“There's no such thing as law and order in this town. Decent citizens live in fear of their lives.”
- From the movie: Dick
“- Arlene Lorenzo: How dare those people treat us like we're stupid teenage girls?!
- Betsy Jobs: We are stupid teenage girls.
- Arlene Lorenzo: No. We're human beings, and we're American citizens. And four score and seven years ago our forefathers... did something.” - From the movie: Lilo & Stitch
“Elvis Presley was a model citizen. I've compiled a list of his traits for you to practice. Number one... is dancing!”
- From the movie: Home Alone 3
“Excuse me for being a good citizen.”
- From the movie: Moscow on the Hudson
“May you find in this nation the fulfillment of your dreams of peace and security, and may America in turn never find you wanting in your new proud role of citizen of the United States. Will the petitioners please rise. Now let us take the oath of allegiance.”
- From the movie: 8 Million Ways to Die
- From the movie: Head Office
“I have over 25,000 signatures on that petition. That's the population of Allenville. If your company closes the Allenville plant, those people will lose their jobs and their homes, all because your company can get a little more profit by moving the plant to some poor country where the labor is 10 cents an hour and you guys own the government.”
- From the movie: Guilty by Suspicion
“I might not be the best citizen in this country, but I was raised to stand up for what I believe in, and I'm going to raise my son in the same way, and as hard as that is sometimes, I'm gonna try to live it, and if that isn't what a real American is, then we've failed!”
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