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"The most important title is “citizen”... [via the U.S. Embassy in Athens/Greece]
President Barack Obama: "The most important title is “citizen.” And in all of our nations, it will always be our citizens who decide the kind of countries we will be, the ideals that we will reach for, and the values that will define us. In this great, imperfect, but necessary system of self-government, power and progress will always come from the demos -- from “We, the people.” And I'm confident that as long as we are true to that system of self-government, that our futures will be bright.
Thank you very much."
For his full remarks to the people of Greece at the Κεντρο Πολιτισμου Ιδρυμα Σταυρο? Νιαρχο? please click here: https://athens.usembassy.gov/re111616.html
Historian and Bibliographer of the Stalinist Holodomor Genocide of 1932-33.
8 年Generally speaking, yes. But historically speaking "citizen/ess" were terms used to denigrate the fallen royalty/aristocracy in Revolutionary France; and in the USSR, it represented a similar fall from grace for the Imperial Family and aristocracy, the bourgeoise, kulaks, and others on such documents as arrest warrants etc. indicating the fall from grace and The accompanying outcasting from the community defined by the title "comrade." So, words can be contextual and of varying definition and carry real implications of a life or death intensity.
Cyber Strategist, Cyber OSINT
8 年Thank you, George. I really did need to see this. Civility will survive, if we keep it dear to our hearts.
foreign affairs, security and defence issues; no longer delivering mail and small packages + member works council at PostNL
8 年Thank you very very much George Kiourktsoglou, this deserves to be read well, and kept for later re-reading.