One argument says that it behoves any country that wants to be a good global citizen to contribute to a global police force and not to hitch a free ride from America.

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You can be a good corporate citizen and still criticize the hand that feeds you, to an extent.

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"You should be a good corporate citizen and vote your shares, " says Kaufman.

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India's signature would, however, show that it intended to be a good international citizen, which in turn would build confidence, encourage foreign investment and open the country to the wider world from which it has been too long too insulated.

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This is another example of a company striving to be profitable and a good corporate citizen.

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Be not only a good player but a good citizen, or literally pay the consequences.

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Second, although being a good citizen means supporting certain core principles, civic education should not be fully standardized.

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