His methods may be unorthodox, but few of Mr Chavez's fellow-citizens seem to mind: opinion polls put his approval rating at around 90%.
The contrast between the anonymous ordinariness of life in the Bronx and the ghettos and squatter camps that form European impressions of their Romani fellow-citizens could hardly be sharper.
Thankfully, the stirrings from California to Virginia, and from Texas to Michigan, show that more and more of our fellow-citizens are beginning to see the same truths as we do.
Arguments about the proper role of government, the relationship between liberty and equality, our obligations to our fellow citizens -- these things have been with us since our founding.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks at National Prayer Breakfast
In the coming weeks, I will use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens -- from law enforcement to mental health professionals to parents and educators -- in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this.
Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens fought -- and several thousand gave their lives.
WHITEHOUSE: 2012 State Of The Union Address Enhanced Version
It is a depressing state of affairs when about two-thirds of our fellow citizens are caught in an economic trap that is wrecking their lives financially and emotionally.
Fellow citizens in crisis, wrestling to re-establish their sense of identity, seeking to discover a fresh and innovative path that will lead them to their authentic self.
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And as we update this important law, we must focus our efforts on fellow citizens with the highest rates of new cases, African-American men and women.
Moreover, whatever their own personal feelings, Arab rulers are acutely aware that their citizens are prone to be disturbed by the sufferings of their fellow-Arabs, whether from sanctions in Iraq or blockade in Gaza.
The resonance of such tactics may embarrass French and German politicians, both on the centre-left and the centre-right, who have predicted that Muslims will soon be integrated as their fellow citizens get used to them, and as their ties with homelands like Turkey and Morocco weaken.
But the thing in times of crisis that we have to remember, what I talk to my kids about -- what we see is that we always keep coming together and working together to help our fellow citizens as they begin to recover and rebuild.
WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event -- Hampton, VA
They cannot vote for the president and commander-in-chief, although they can be drafted, and have fought and died under the American flag alongside fellow citizens.
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