Asked where he came from, he said, "I am a citizen of the world."
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Diogenes Laėrtius, vi. 63Diogenes of Sinope
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Asked from what country he came, he replied, "I am a citizen of the world."
Diogenes Laertius
We are on the cusp of this time where I can say, "I speak as a citizen of the world" without others saying, "God, what a nut."
Lawrence Lessig
"Who are you?" I asked the phantom,
"I am rest from Hate and Pride.
"I am friend to king and beggar,
"I am Alpha and Omega,
"I was councilor to Hagar
"But men call me suicide."
I was weary of tide breasting,
Weary of the world's behesting,
And I lusted for the resting
As a lover for his bride.Robert E. Howard
Holloway picked up the crystal cube. "Did you question the children much?"
Paradine said, "Yeah. Scott said there were people in that cube when he first looked. I asked him what was in it now."
"What did he say?" The psychologist's eyes widened.
"He said they were building a place. His exact words. I asked him who people? But he couldn't explain."Lewis Padgett
Diogenes of Sinope
Dion, Stephane
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