Citizens and Their Obligations: Richard Haass

Future Hindsight

English - June 29, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 153 ratings
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Thursday, June 29th, 2023

Dr. Richard Haass is the President of the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of The Bill of Obligations: Ten Habits of Good Citizens. We discuss how we, as citizens, can fulfill our role in the social contract.

The United States is a country founded on an idea about equality, about opportunity, and about freedom. Rights alone will not guarantee the smooth functioning of a society, but must be coupled with obligations. These include being informed, getting involved, civic education, and rejecting violence. If 1 or 2% more Americans were to get informed and involved in American politics, we could have very different outcomes.

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