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citizen of the world

Noun

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citizen of the world (plural citizens of the world)

A person regarded as part of the global citizenry; specifically, one who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state.

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I am not an Athenian, nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world. Socrates

Asked where he came from, he said, "I am a citizen of the world." Diogenes of Sinope

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth; I am a citizen of the world. Eugene V. Debs

Asked from what country he came, he replied, "I am a citizen of the world." Diogenes Laërtius

Socrates said he was not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. Plutarch

If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew. Albert Einstein

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