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There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.
Government health care changes the relationship between the citizen and the state, and, in fact, I think it's an assault on citizenship.
I might have lived in England for the last several years, but I'm still an American citizen and I have not given up my right to privacy.
I would rather be an aware citizen, and if an opportunity were to arise where I would have to make a statement, I would happily do that.
I love Britain. I'm an Irish citizen, but I was born in Canada, and I'm a British comedian, really. My entire career has been over here.
Why should the PM be placed on such a high pedestal? That an ordinary citizen should not even have the guts to write a letter to the PM?
My folks came to U.S. as immigrants, aliens, and became citizens. I was born in Boston, a citizen, went to Hollywood and became an alien.
We talk about politicians being in public life, but they seldom appear in the public space where everyone is free to appear as a citizen.
Before you're a writer, you're a citizen, a human being, and therefore the weapons of the citizen are at your disposal to use or not use.
The Second Amendment was passed in an era when organized police forces were few and citizen militias were useful in maintaining the peace.
The old image of Tonto and the Lone Ranger was one that we, as Indian people, didn't care much for; it was kind of a second-class citizen.
But Akshay Kumar is not even an Indian citizen. He holds a Canadian passport and Wikipedia describes him as an Indian-born Canadian actor.
My real story is this: I am the citizen daughter of immigrant parents who were deported when I was 14. My older brother was also deported.
I don't profess to be an expert on anything, or have the memory for who ran in 1952. I am an informed American citizen, that's my position.
I was determined not to become an American citizen but I did it for completely cynical reasons: to avoid paying inheritance tax in the U.S.
For the sake of public discourse, for the demands of the free market, and for the value we place in citizen advocacy, Rush Limbaugh must go.
A citizen is a political and moral agent who in fact has a shared sense of hope and responsibility to others and not just to him or herself.
My life has been amazing. How many other ladies of 76 can say that the snapshot on their senior citizen's card was taken by Norman Parkinson?
Terror will crash down on us if we fail to understand that a pluralistic society requires the personal and daily commitment of every citizen.
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.
I want to make one thing clear: I am proud to be a citizen of a country in which a prime minister can be investigated like any other citizen.
Every Indian wants a strong and independent judiciary. Obviously if the courts get weakened, it weakens the republic and harms every citizen.
I'm not an American citizen, but I live in this country and eventually want to become an American citizen because I love this country so much.
You have to understand when you're organizing with women of color, you can't use words like 'marginalized' and 'second-class citizen' loosely.
I'm really glad to have become a Russian citizen. Russia's such a welcoming country, and many people in the world want to become her citizens.
Every honest citizen, man or woman, if they want to have a weapon in their homes - depending on certain criteria - should be able to have one.
I don't consider myself a subject, I think I'm a citizen of this country and I think the vast majority of people consider themselves citizens.
The simple act of saying 'thank you' is a demonstration of gratitude in response to an experience that was meaningful to a customer or citizen.
I do believe that a law-abiding citizen that is armed, that's out in public, will keep himself, his staff, and, in some cases, the public safe.
My parents always instilled in me to be a citizen of the world, so that's why I've taken to traveling and why it's such a huge part of my life.
'Citizen Ruth' I saw when I was in college, and I really flipped out over it. I just knew I wanted to work with the person who made that movie.
I've always felt like in a democracy - this is how I was raised - that as a citizen, it's your duty to work hard for the agenda of the country.
President Jimmy Carter was a citizen soldier. Ironically, he was considered weak because he didn't kill anybody and he didn't get anyone killed.
Every once in a while, you live long enough to get the respect that people didn't want to give while you were trying to become a senior citizen.
I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.
In a case involving his private conduct, a President should be treated like any private citizen. The rule of law requires no more - and no less.
I am a naturalized U.S. citizen, which means that, unlike native-born citizens, I had to prove to the U.S. government that I merited citizenship.
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.
Rahul Gandhi cannot be a prime minister because he is a citizen of Britain, and his Indian citizenship will be cancelled; he won't even be an MP.
I can't begin to describe how humiliating it is for a law-abiding citizen to be cross-examined in a court of law for a crime he hasn't committed.
What makes you a good citizen makes you a good Christian... Obey the law of your land by not crossing the borders of your nation with Ebola virus.
You want to be a citizen of the world, and then life happens, and you forget to be a citizen of the world; you're a citizen of your own existence.
Every person is also a citizen of some country. In their country, they have rights and responsibilities. In every other country, they are a guest.
I'd spent the whole summer working in Manchester filming Citizen Khan and then went straight into the last couple of weeks of my wife's pregnancy.
I am overwhelmed and I am glad I can make my parents proud by becoming a Canadian citizen. It has been a long journey becoming a Canadian citizen.
Everyone in the Middle East pretty much wants to come and be an American citizen, but pretty much everybody is angry with the U. S. foreign policy.
It was a really big deal to become an American citizen the right way. You have to work really hard, and it is such an honor to be able to say that.
The connection has been lost between the country's direction, especially with regard to the way in which the economy has been run, and the citizen.
I think, as a musician, or even as a citizen of the world, I just want to be a part of something or feel connected to something bigger than myself.
We are fighting for free, fair and transparent elections, which means that every citizen of Belarus will be able to participate in those elections.