Civic Values Quotes

The same things are best both for individuals and for states, and these are the things which the legislator ought to implant in the minds of his citizens.

One of the great strengths of the United States is... we have a very large Christian population - we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.

Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics.

Respect and a gentlemanly character - those are marks of a Nebraskan.

We should be teaching our children the scientific method and the reasons for a Bill of Rights. With it comes a certain decency, humility and community spirit.

Education should be the handmaid of citizenship.

Education in France is used to inculcate the values of the state.

My hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.

The values and voices of democracy are silent. Either we have lost touch with those values or, no better, believe they need not or cannot be taught.

Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.

Civics isn't something where you learned - learn it for a couple weeks in high school; it is who we are. Americans defined themselves by their Constitution. That is what creates us. This is our heritage, and you must know our heritage.

Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country.

I love this country, I love the principles on which it's founded.

I think patriotism, by its very definition, is love of country. But we seem to have become a country where the highest thing we're reaching for is tolerance.

A commitment to the Constitution is not something that's genetic. It's not inherited. It's not automatic. It has to be taught. And each generation must learn about the Constitution and the values of constitutional institutions within the context of their own time, within the environment of their own time.

It is one thing to oppose a bill and say, 'Well, I'm smarter than the other side and have more wisdom than they do,' but it is another thing to oppose a law because it violates the very principles upon which this country was founded.

The bedrock of this country are immigration and, really, a great separation between church and state.

We were environmentalists of the Teddy Roosevelt theory. We believed in separation of church and state. We believed in the independence of the Supreme Court not being subject to politicians.

We must nurture tolerance, collective wisdom, and democracy.

The entitlement mentality so carefully cultivated by liberal academics, politicians, clergymen, and journalists continues to corrode the self-sufficiency that once defined the American character.

A nation's greatness is measured not just by its gross national product or military power, but by the strength of its devotion to the principles and values that bind its people and define their character.

Public schooling fosters our common identity as Americans sharing a land of diversity. It promotes the American ideal of opportunity for all, not just some. It cultivates the civic values of respecting individuals as well as collective responsibility.

I've always believed that immigration is really about who we are as a country and what we're willing to stand up for.

Citizenship should be placed above everything else, even learning.

As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.