A citizen Is a sharer in his home. his church. and his nation. From each of these institutions the citizen derives rights. benefits. and duties. The French rebels desired citizenship so ardently that they willingly faced armed guards with no more powerful weapon than a pitchfork or a hoe. After their republic was set up the Frenchmen addressed each other as "citizenne." In America an immigrant first dons a "toga" when he has been naturalized. From that time on he enjoys the rights of an American citizen and is obliged to carry out the duties of his new state. Freedom is defined as the absence of external coercion or restraint.
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