Citizenship, a Right and a Responsibility .
As an American citizen I have a responsibility to this country as a citizen. I also have rights because I am a citizen of this country. Firstly, as stated above, being a citizen of America entitles me to certain inalienable rights, and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (Jefferson, 352). Thomas Jefferson made sure that as American citizens, each and everyone of us has these rights which are documented in the The Declaration of
Independence. Each citizen has rights and with these rights comes responsibility, responsibility to themselves as citizens and to the country. In my opinion, as citizens, we must make certain sacrifices for a greater cause. These sacrifices include paying taxes and obeying laws. We pay a portion of our hard earned money to the government which is for the greater good of the...
Bibliography: Bloom, Lynn and White, Edward. Inquiry. Boston: Blair Press, 1993.
Somerville, John and Santoni, Ronald. Social and Political Philosophy. New York:
Doubleday, 1963
Jefferson, Thomas. Declaration of Independence. Philadelphia, 1776.
Please join StudyMode to read the full document