Supreme Court opinion · Legal opinion · Legal writingThey are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word "citizens" in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States.Roger B. TaneyDred Scott v. Sandford · 1857★ 5.4
LetterA strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the highest duties of a good citizen: but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation.Thomas Jefferson1810★ 3.7
SpeechThe fate of the country...does not depend on what kind of paper you drop into the ballot-box once a year, but on what kind of man you drop from your chamber into the street every morning.Henry David ThoreauSlavery in Massachusetts · 1854★ 3.6
TV program · Comedy (TV) · ComedyI have been trying to get on jury duty every year since I was 18 years old. To get to go sit it in an air-conditioned room, downtown, judging people, while my lunch is paid for... That is the life.Stanley HudsonThe Office · 2010★ 2.0
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