Anwar Shaikh (1928–2006) British Pakistani writer
Quoted from Elst, Koenraad. The Problem with Secularism (2007)
“I am proud to now be a British citizen.”
About becoming a British citizen.
Context: As a family, we have been very fortunate to find a happy lifestyle in this country and we feel we belong. We still consider ourselves to be Georgian, because that is where our roots are, and I return to Georgia every year to see my uncles and grandparents, but I am proud to now be a British citizen.
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Do you have more details about the quote "I am proud to now be a British citizen." by Katie Melua?
Katie Melua27
British singer-songwriter 1984Related quotes
Melania Trump (1970) Slovenian model, wife of Donald Trump and First Lady of the United States
Speech at 2016 Republican National Convention http://www.people.com/article/melania-trump-michelle-obama-similar-convention-speeches (July 18, 2016)
“I am a Roman citizen.”
Civis Romanus sum.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (-106–-43 BC) Roman philosopher and statesman
Against Verres [In Verrem], part 2, book 5, section 57; reported in Cicero, The Verrine Orations, trans. L. H. G. Greenwood (1935), vol. 2, p. 629
Dadabhai Naoroji (1825–1917) Indian politician
In 1904 Dadabhai demanded "SWARAJ" Self Government for India.
Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji: "The Grand Old Man of India"
“I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.”
Socrates (-470–-399 BC) classical Greek Athenian philosopher
Compare doctrine of fidelity to Athenian law in Plato's Crito.
Plutarch
“I am an abolitionist, without reservation; I am a citizen; I believe I have done my duty.”
Luís Gama (1830–1882) Brazilian lawyer, poet, abolitionist and journalist
A Província de São Paulo, “Questão forense”, October 14, 1880. Source: Defendeu escravizados: O inestimável legado do jornalista Luiz Gama https://aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br/noticias/reportagem/defendeu-escravizados-o-inestimavel-legado-do-jornalista-luiz-gama-.phtml.
“I am a citizen of the world, known to all and to all a stranger.”
Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536) Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and theologian
As quoted in Erasmus (1970) by György Faludy, p. 197
“I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth; I am a citizen of the world.”
Eugene V. Debs (1855–1926) American labor and political leader
"When I Shall Fight," Appeal to Reason (11 September 1915) https://socialistworker.org/2004-1/500/500_06_Zinn.php
Norodom Ranariddh (1944) Cambodian politician
[Ker Munthit, http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/royal-abdication-threat-ignites-war-words, Royal abdication threat ignites war of words, 21 March 1997, 2 August 2015, Phnom Penh Post]