In our appetite for gossip, we tend to gobble down everything before us, only to find, too late, that it is our ideals we have consumed, and we have not been enlarged by the feasts but only diminished

Quote by Pico Iyer

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American dreams are strongest in the hearts of those who have seen America only in...

American dreams are strongest in the hearts of those who have seen America only in...

For citizens who think themselves puppets in the hands of their rulers, nothing is more...

For citizens who think themselves puppets in the hands of their rulers, nothing is more...

This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on...

This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on...

We're all citizens of the womb, before we subdivide into sexes and shades- this side,...

We're all citizens of the womb, before we subdivide into sexes and shades- this side,...

A generation that acquires knowledge without ever understanding how that knowledge can benefit the community...

A generation that acquires knowledge without ever understanding how that knowledge can benefit the community...

The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication,...

The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication,...

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

Every good citizen makes his countrys honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

Every good citizen makes his countrys honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am...

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am...

No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be...

No, I don't know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be...

The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of...

The best principles of our republic secure to all its citizens a perfect equality of...

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect...

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect...

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

America is my country and Paris is my hometown.

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.

The job of a citizen is to keep his mouth open.

The only title in our democracy superior to that of President is the title of...

The only title in our democracy superior to that of President is the title of...

We're all citizens of the womb, before we subdivide into sexes and shades- this side,...

We're all citizens of the womb, before we subdivide into sexes and shades- this side,...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans,...

Citizens have the natural right and the common sense duty to protect themselves, their families,...

Citizens have the natural right and the common sense duty to protect themselves, their families,...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he...

Every good citizen makes his countrys honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

Every good citizen makes his countrys honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...