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What “being a citizen” actually means

A practical reading of rights and duties, far from abstract formulas.

Rédaction MCE
21 August 2026 · 7 min read
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Citizenship is often taught as a list of principles. Yet it is lived in very concrete decisions.

Three levels

  • What I do alone: respecting a queue, paying what I owe, telling the truth.
  • What I do with others: organising, keeping commitments, accepting a collective decision.
  • What I demand from my institutions: information, accountability, equal treatment.

The third level loses its force if the first two are empty.

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