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I am a citizen of the world


Demosthenes

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DIOGENES OF SINOPE Who am I? Simply, A World Citizen!
MUSTAFA SAHIN I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world
SOCRATES I am not an Athenian, nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
SOCRATES I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
DIOGENES I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
SOCRATES Diogenes, when asked from what country he came, replied, "I am a citizen of the world
DIOGENES I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth; I am a citizen of the world.
EUGENE V. DEBS I have no country to fight for: my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.
EUGENE V. DEBS I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.
EUGENE V. DEBS I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.
EUGENE DEBS I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world."

[As quoted in Plutarch's SOCRATES I find it hard to call myself a nigerian or an african, all I can say is am a citizen of the world..
OLASOT I am basically a citizen of the modern world, as we all are, praise the Lord and damn us all to hell...
ED WEEKS I am proud to be an American Citizen.
ROBERT PURVIS I would like to think of my own status as what you called 'citizen of the world' or a 'citizen of a ...
AZAR NAFISI I am a Roman citizen.
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO God is my only leader. Truth is my only sword. Guided only by my conscience, I am a true citizen of ...
SUZY KASSEM I am an American citizen and feel I am entitled to the same rights as any other citizen.
NAT KING COLE I am, I flatter myself, completely a citizen of the world. In my travels through Holland, Germany, S...
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GEORGE FOREMAN I was born in Belgium. I went to school in England and in Switzerland, then I came to America, so I ...
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG [A story was told about Demosthenes and another orator. When the unnamed orator (understandably forg...
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KATE MIDDLETON It's very special having a new little girl.
KATE MIDDLETON I am not a career politician. I am a citizen fed up with the way the country is headed,
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will d...
ALBERT EINSTEIN If my theory of relativity is proven correct, Germany will claim me as a German and France will dec...
ALBERT EINSTEIN I am not a politician or a military strategist. I am just a citizen voicing my opinions.
CINDY SHEEHAN I am an American citizen, and I have visited Israel on a couple of occasions.
BEN CARDIN I am trying to change the world.
JEAN-LUC GODARD For many years, when still a Yugoslav citizen, I was already a Swiss patriot, and in 1959, I obtaine...
VLADIMIR PRELOG I feel that I am a citizen of the American dream and that the revolutionary struggle of which I am a...
ELDRIDGE CLEAVER I am an enthusiastic European, and my first-hand experience of war and hatred has strengthened that ...
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ALBERT EINSTEIN I had hoped to be here in the capacity of town attorney, but I am here as a town citizen.
DENNIS CURTIN It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.
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