Educated Citizenry Quotes & Sayings

My father was in the coal and heating business, and he wanted me to take over his business, and I resented every moment of it. So I would never force my kids to do what I do. — Jean-Georges Vongerichten

No country can possibly move ahead, no free society can possibly be sustained, unless it has an educated citizenry whose qualities of mind and heart permit it to take part in the complicated and increasingly sophisticated decisions that pour not only upon the President and upon the Congress, but upon all the citizens who exercise the ultimate power. — John F. Kennedy

A democratic society depends upon an informed and educated citizenry. — Thomas Jefferson

Kind eyes under all the mascara. — Jojo Moyes

Irreverence is a way of playing hooky and remaining present at the same time. — Mary Ruefle

To drown in treacle is just as unpleasant as to drown in mud. — Idries Shah

Truth, Peace and Non-violence form the central tenets of the 'Idea of India'! — Narendra Modi

Going through intense change with an ignorant and apathetic citizenry, driven by a corporate agenda, is a really, really scary proposition. But going into it with an educated and empowered citizenry that feels it can determine the course of its society and can hold its corporations and governments accountable has a lot of power and potential to it. To me, that's what makes activism so important. — Tim DeChristopher

I believe that only through a truly educated citizenry can the ideals that inspired the Founding Fathers of our nation be preserved and perpetuated. — David O. McKay

The process of learning should be as far as possible a pleasurable one and not laborious — Mahatma Gandhi

Position yourself well enough, and circumstances will do the rest. — Mason Cooley

A democracy is predicated on an educated citizenry. You cannot have a democracy with people that are more interested in what Nicole Kidman is doing or whoever the latest fashion model is. — Hamza Yusuf

The milk of human kindness should be brought fresh to the table every morning. — Austin O'Malley

When they have their hands on their knees, that's when they're tired. — Eric Dickerson

Higher education is confronting challenges, like the economy is, about the need for a higher number of more adequately trained, more highly educated citizenry. — Margaret Spellings

I'm a mathematician because I'm too slow to be a writer. — Jack Edmonds

Under Obama, our federal tax dollars can now be used to fund abortion all over the world. With the stroke of a pen, abortion essentially became a U.S. foreign export. — Rick Perry

A Nation's best defense is an educated citizenry — Thomas Jefferson

An enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic. Self-government is not possible unless the citizens are educated sufficiently to enable them to exercise oversight. It is therefore imperative that the nation see to it that a suitable education be provided for all its citizens. — Thomas Jefferson