Cantor's vision statement included a commitment to "strengthen democratic institutions" and "educate fully informed and committed citizens".
Margarget Mead said: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world.
Now is the time to remember Margaret Mead's classic quote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world.
And most exciting in this season of pessimism and political division, the CGI America conversations reinvigorated a sense of optimism and excitement about what we can achieve together when committed citizens work alongside government to collaborate to solve the issues that matter most.
Iowa caucusgoers are supposed to be particularly committed citizens who can make informed choices because they've had an opportunity to personally meet and interact with the candidates.
As the environmental movement gains momentum, it underlines the anthropologist Margaret Mead's observation: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.
Still, over time, laws changed, and so did hearts and minds, driven sometimes by courageous lawmakers, but more often by committed citizens.
Livingston is known today for highly rated schools, extensive recreation programs and committed citizens who keep more than 30 local boards and organizations active and thriving.
The hope is that determination itself will deter Taliban encroachment, building on the August victory with one phalanx after another of committed citizens.
No one had heard of this kind of major trial being financed through grass-roots philanthropy, but Nadeau often reminded herself of Margaret Mead's words: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world".
And yet, on Sunday, contrary to many people's expectations, committed citizens voted out the feudal lords in two key states, Oaxaca and Puebla, as well as in the violence-ridden state of Sinaloa.
