Global Citizenship

What does it mean to be a good citizen?

Through this wiki we hope to give you a better understanding of what it means to be a good citizen of the world. Please read the information on this home page, and feel free to browse through some of our other pages.

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Others' Thoughts on Citizenship

Citizenship means different things to different people, and there are many different ways to define good citizenship. Here is what some people have to say about being a good citizen:

"Simply put, good citizenship is leading a life that is favourable to yourself, your neighbour and the world around you. A good citizen understands that he or she has a responsibility to the community, nation, environment and law."[1]

"Indeed it's only when our civic life gives space and encouragement to genuine religious faith that the potential for good citizenship is drawn out."[2]

"All persons born or naturalized in the Unites States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."[3]

"A good global citizen has to do with how we use are energy- where and how we spend our money, how we think, speak, act, and how we spend our time." [4]

"The best citizen puts ethics before law, law before gain, nation before self." - David A. Todd of Bella Vista, Ark. [5]
  1. ^ Africa News, January 31st, 2009, LexisNexis Academic
    http://www.lexisnexis.com:80/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T7625211740&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T7625211745&cisb=22_T7625211744&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8320&docNo=1
  2. ^ Birmingham Post, November 17, 2007, LexisNexis Academic
    http://www.lexisnexis.com:80/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T7625211740&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T7625211745&cisb=22_T7625211744&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=167698&docNo=6
  3. ^ United States Constitution, 14th Amendment
    http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=014/llsl014.db&recNum=389
  4. ^ DailyOM- Being a Good Citizen; June 22, 2005
    http://www.dailyom.com/articles/2005/450.html
  5. ^ AmericanProfile.com- Being a Good Citizen; 9/12/2004
    http://www.americanprofile.com/article/4307.html?printable=true