Citizen and state

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And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.

John F. Kennedy

Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy

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Citizen and state Civic duty American politics

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John F. Kennedy

Source

Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Kennedy, John F. "Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1961, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

What pity is it,
That we can die but once, to serve our country!

Joseph Addison

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Serving one's country Citizen and state Patriotism

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Joseph Addison

Source

Cato

Medium

Play

Language

English

Time

1713 1700s 18th century

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Addison, Joseph. Cato. 14 April 1713, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1, l. 258.

"A fair day's-wages for a fair day's work:" it is as just a demand as Governed men ever made of Governing. It is the everlasting right of man.

Thomas Carlyle

Past and Present

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Workers' rights Human rights Citizen and state

Author

Thomas Carlyle

Source

Past and Present

Language

English

Time

1843 1840s 19th century

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Carlyle, Thomas. Past and Present. London: Chapman and Hall, 1843, bk. 1, ch. 3.

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Carlyle, Thomas. Past and Present, edited by David R. Sorensen and Brent E. Kinser. Oxford University Press, 2023, bk. 1, ch. 3.

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Citizen and state American politics

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Speech accepting renomination as president. Democratic National Convention. 27 June 1936, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.

Samuel Johnson

Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell

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Citizen and state

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Samuel Johnson

Author

James Boswell

Source

The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D

Genre

Biography

Language

English

Time

1772 1770s 18th century

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Original Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry by James Boswell. 31 Mar. 1772.

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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.

We are a nation that has a government—not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our government has no power except that granted it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government, which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed.

Ronald Reagan

First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan

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Limited government Citizen and state American politics

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Ronald Reagan

Source

First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Reagan, Ronald. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1981, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

A man of high principle will be ready to sacrifice to the state his wealth, his life, his very nature-everything, indeed, except his honor.

Maximilien Robespierre

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Citizen and state

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Maximilien Robespierre

Medium

Essay

Language

French

Time

1784 1780s 18th century

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Robespierre, Maximilien. Discours sur les peines infamantes [Discorse on Infamous]. 1784, The Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Arras, Arras, France.

I repeat... That all power is a trust - that we are accountable for its exercise - that, from the people, and for the people, all springs, and all must exist.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Political power Political leadership Citizen and state Role of government Political theory

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The Prince

Author

Benjamin Disraeli

Source

Vivian Grey

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1826 1820s 19th century

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Citation

Disraeli, Benjamin. Vivian Grey. Vol. 4, London: Henry Colburn, 1826, bk. 6, ch. 7.

Would it not be easier
In that case for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?

Bertolt Brecht

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Parliamentary democracy Citizen and state Democracy

Author

Bertolt Brecht

Source

The Solution

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Irony Joke

Language

German

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

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Brecht, Bertolt. "Die Lösung [The Solution]." Die Welt, 1959.

It is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the Government from falling into error.

Robert H. Jackson

American Communications Assn. v. Douds

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Citizen and state Role of government

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Robert H. Jackson

Source

American Communications Assn. v. Douds

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Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

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Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

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Jackson, Robert H. United States, Supreme Court. American Communications Assn. v. Douds. United States Reports, vol. 339, 8 May 1950, pp. 382-453. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/339/382/.

It's not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work—work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it.

Ronald Reagan

First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan

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Role of government Citizen and state American politics

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Ronald Reagan

Source

First Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan Presidential inaugural address

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

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Reagan, Ronald. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1981, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Our New Beginning is a continuation of that beginning created two centuries ago when, for the first time in history, government, the people said, was not our master, it is our servant; its only power that which we the people allow it to have.

Ronald Reagan

Second Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan

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Citizen and state American experiment

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Ronald Reagan

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Ronald Reagan Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

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Reagan, Ronald. "Second Inaugural Address." 21 Jan. 1985, United States Capitol rotunda, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility—a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.

Barack Obama

First Inaugural Address of Barack Obama

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Citizen and state

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Barack Obama

Source

First Inaugural Address of Barack Obama Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

2009 2000s 21st century

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Obama, Barack. "First Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 2009, West Front, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

In our own lives, let each of us ask—not just what will government do for me, but what can I do for myself? In the challenges we face together, let each of us ask—not just how can government help, but how can I help?

Richard Nixon

Second Inaugural Address of Richard Nixon

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Citizen and state Civic duty American politics

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Richard Nixon

Source

Second Inaugural Address of Richard Nixon Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

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Nixon, Richard. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1973, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people.

Henry Clay

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Citizen and state Government Political theory

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Henry Clay

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Speech

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Political speech

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English

Time

1829 1820s 19th century

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Clay, Henry. Speech in Kentucky. Public dinner. 16 May 1829, Fowler's Garden, Lexington, KY, USA.

Immunities that are valid as against the federal government by force of the specific pledges of particular amendments have been found to be implicit in the concept of ordered liberty, and thus, through the Fourteenth Amendment, become valid as against the states.

Benjamin Cardozo

Palko v. Connecticut

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Citizen and state Constitutional law

Author

Benjamin Cardozo

Source

Palko v. Connecticut

Medium

Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

Genre

Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

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Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan. United States, Supreme Court. Palko v. Connecticut. United States Reports, vol. 302, 6 Dec. 1937, pp. 319-329. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/302/319/.

The people are the masters.

Edmund Burke

Speech in House of Commons, February 11, 1780

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Citizen and state

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Edmund Burke

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Speech in House of Commons, February 11, 1780

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Speech

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Political speech

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English

Time

1780 1780s 18th century

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Burke, Edmund. Address on the Independence of Parliament and Economical Reformation. House of Commons meeting. 11 Feb. 1780, Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.

The perpetuity of our institutions depends upon ourselves...if we maintain the principles on which they were established they are destined to confer their benefits on countless generations yet to come.

Martin Van Buren

Inaugural Address of Martin van Buren

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American government Holding to one's principles Citizen and state

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Martin Van Buren

Source

Inaugural Address of Martin van Buren Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1837 1830s 19th century

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Van Buren, Martin. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1837, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.