Monday 2 September 2013

Rights and Duties of a Citizen

Points: The realty between the citizen and the society — The duties of the State and the duties of the citizen — Rights and duties go together.

             Rights go with duties. We owe as much to the society as the society owes to us. The government of the country should ensure the safety and security of all citizens. Every citizen also should uphold the peace and stability of the State. The citizens should be duly protected against thieves, robbers and blackmailers. These lawless elements of society should be strongly put down so that Life may be safe for everybody.
             What does the citizen owe to the government in return? Besides the police, he himself should be a champion of law and order. His morale should be high. If his neighbor’s house is on fire, he should be the first man to ring for the fire-brigade. He should do his part in keeping the streets and parks of his locality clean.
             It is the duty of every citizen to love his or her country. A person who is not proud of his country is a bad citizen, it is our duty to see that public property is not stolen, the buses and trains are not damaged, the road rules are followed and the law is not taken by anybody into his own hands. Individual freedom is a precious thing. It is our duty not to encroach upon others freedom.

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