“I want to live in a city where the people who make the rules have to live by them.”

"I Want to Live in a City Where..." (2006)
Variant: I want to live in a city where half the people in charge are women.

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British artist and activist 1963

Arkady Martine (1985) Science fiction author

On how being a city planner affects her writing in “Questions For Arkady Martine, Author Of 'A Memory Called Empire'” https://www.npr.org/2019/04/07/710356506/questions-for-arkady-martine-author-of-a-memory-called-empire in NPR (2019 Apr 7)

“I live by the golden rule: Treat others as you'd want them to treat you. The religious right wants to tell people how to live.”

Jesse Ventura (1951) American politician and former professional wrestler

Interview in Playboy (November 1999)
Context: Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business. I live by the golden rule: Treat others as you'd want them to treat you. The religious right wants to tell people how to live.

“I want to live in a city where dissent is welcomed as much as it's disliked.”

Martin Firrell (1963) British artist and activist

"I Want to Live in a City Where..." (2006)

“I want to live in a city where the police don’t shoot you.”

Martin Firrell (1963) British artist and activist

Quoted in The Guardian on the first anniversary of the unlawful shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes by the Metropolitan Police (22 July 2006).