Civic values

 Civility: an attitude of respect, both towards other citizens (e.g. politeness) and towards buildings and public spaces (e.g. public transport). It’s a mutual and tolerant recognition of individuals among themselves, in the name of respect for the dignity of the human person, which enables greater harmony in society.
 
 Civic-mindedness: as an individual, civic-mindedness means respecting and ensuring respect for the laws and rules in force, as well as being aware of one’s duties towards society. More generally, civic-mindedness is linked to active citizen behavior in daily and public life. It means acting to ensure that the general interest prevails over individual interests.
 
 Solidarity: this is important, because citizens, in the classical sense, are not simply juxtaposed individuals, but a group of men and women committed to a common project. It corresponds to an attitude of openness to others, which illustrates the principle (…) of fraternity. Under these conditions, solidarity, which consists in helping the most disadvantaged, either directly or through public policies (e.g. redistributive taxation), is very directly linked to the notion of citizenship.

 

These three values give citizenship its full meaning, by not limiting it to exercising the right to vote.

Source: http://www.vie-publique.fr/decouverte-institutions/citoyen/citoyennete/definition/definir/quelles-sont-valeurs-attachees-citoyennete.html

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