Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American idea, though it is shared by all of us, is realized in each one of us.
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Let's just do what is right for the American people. And those of us who are involved in politics and government know that our responsibility is to the American people, that we have a responsibility to find our common ground, to seek it and to find it.
When American citizens pull together, there is little we can't accomplish.
If you are an American, you must allow all ideas to circulate freely in your community, not merely your own.
This is supposed to be a participatory democracy and if we're not in there participating then the people that will manipulate and exploit the system will step in there.
We need to get involved in things that are important to other countries, just as we expect them to participate in things that are important to us.
Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny.
The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.
My idea is bring in good people and then get out of their way.
As a citizen, you need to know how to be a part of it, how to express yourself - and not just by voting.
Citizen participation is a device whereby public officials induce nonpublic individuals to act in a way the officials desire.
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