citizenship CITIZENSHIP, n. The state of being vested with the rights and privileges of a citizen. Acts 21:39 New Testament But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.  Luke 15:15 New Testament And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.  D&C 134:5 Doctrine and Covenants ...while protected in their inherent and inalienable rights by the laws of such governments; and that sedition and rebellion are unbecoming every citizen thus protected, and should be punished accordingly; and that all governments have a right to enact such laws as in their own judgments are...  D&C 134:7 Doctrine and Covenants We believe that rulers, states, and governments have a right, and are bound to enact laws for the protection of all citizens in the free exercise of their religious belief; but we do not believe that they have a right in justice to deprive citizens  Luke 19:14 New Testament But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.  D&C 134:9 Doctrine and Covenants We do not believe it just to mingle religious influence with civil government, whereby one religious society is fostered and another proscribed in its spiritual privileges, and the individual rights of its members, ascitizens, denied.  Acts 22 New Testament The Acts of the ApostlesChapter 22Paul recounts the story of his conversion and also tells of seeing Jesus in a vision—He is accorded some privileges as a Roman citizen.  Roman Empire The Guide to the Scriptures Paul, a Roman citizen, used Greek, the most commonly used language of the empire, to spread the gospel throughout the empire.  Roman Empire The Guide to the Scriptures Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, Matt. 22:17–22Paul pleaded his rights as a Romancitizen, Acts 16:37–39 (Acts 22:25–29).  Quotes: Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state. Thomas Jefferson  When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. George Washington  It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it. George Washington  People ask me if there are going to be stories of Harry Potter as an adult. Frankly, if I wanted to, I could keep writing stories until Harry is a senior citizen, but I don't know how many people would actually want to read about a 65 year old Harry still at Hogwarts playing bingo with Ron and Hermione. J. K. Rowling  I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world. Eugene V. Debs  Opportunity expands when there is excellence and choice in education, when taxes are lowered, when every citizen has affordable, portable health insurance and when constitutional freedoms are preserved. Mitt Romney  Personal Definition: I think a citizen means someone who is like someone who is part of a place, and as a part of that place, as a citizen you have rights. You have inalienable rights as a citizen of the USA. It's quite nice. :) Also I think you have a duty as a citizen to abide by the law.