Post by woodyz on Oct 9, 2016 16:45:42 GMT -7
“A good citizen has a ‘Bill of Responsibilities’ to live up to as well as a Bill of Rights to live under.”
A Citizen’s Bill of Responsibilities
www.artofmanliness.com/2016/09/26/citizens-bill-responsibilities/
#13 stands out just now
13. The right to effective, intelligent, just representation by elected officials./The responsibility to be an active, engaged, informed citizen.
Everyone wants to live under a fair, honest, effective, efficient government. But few want the obligation of helping to produce that good government. They want virtuous politicians, but live morally lax lives themselves. They want to be heard, but don’t listen. They want to be served, but don’t want to serve. They want to get, but not give.
They don’t understand why government seems so inept…yet people invariably get exactly the leaders they deserve.
There is no protection without participation, no freedom without duty, no liberty without constraint.
If citizens wish to fully enjoy living under their rights, they must fully live up to their responsibilities.
A Citizen’s Bill of Responsibilities
www.artofmanliness.com/2016/09/26/citizens-bill-responsibilities/
#13 stands out just now
13. The right to effective, intelligent, just representation by elected officials./The responsibility to be an active, engaged, informed citizen.
Everyone wants to live under a fair, honest, effective, efficient government. But few want the obligation of helping to produce that good government. They want virtuous politicians, but live morally lax lives themselves. They want to be heard, but don’t listen. They want to be served, but don’t want to serve. They want to get, but not give.
They don’t understand why government seems so inept…yet people invariably get exactly the leaders they deserve.
There is no protection without participation, no freedom without duty, no liberty without constraint.
If citizens wish to fully enjoy living under their rights, they must fully live up to their responsibilities.
