Politics and Citizens' Responsibilities

The political responsibility and the role of citizensimplement the core values of Politics. The citizens
are cardinal points in the social structure of ourof any country individually and collectively have to
society. The other factors which govern thetake active part in understanding politics and its
awakening in masses are moral, spiritual, culturalvalues. The politics does not mean involving
and humanitarian values. These values are directlymudslinging and degenerating into human values.
proportional to our domestic and educationalOn the contrary, it is the justice and well being of
institutional environments. These fundamentala common man. They play a constructive role in
institutions play a role model in character buildingshaping the policies of the state. Hence, they
of an individual. The character which builds aroundbecome the watch dog of the organization. It is a
this role model lays a strong foundation of afact that healthy opposition of any organization is
dynamic society. The society, in turns, will becomeessential in achieving profitable results.
a beacon of guidance to its people. TheseThe above situations are idealistic and appear in
institutions get to boost when individuals andan abstract form rather, in reality. However, this
groups collectively contribute to the humanitarianis the crucial juncture, wherein the role of masses
values. The spiritual and cultural values furthercomes into play. The leaders who are the driving
enhance the stature of an individual.force of a nation are the building block of a
Now, it is important to understand the Politics andhealthy society. People follow their leaders as
its values. The Politics as described by Aristotle is,"heroes, based their perception on hero worship. It
Every state is a community of some kind, andis, therefore, essential and necessary to
every community is established with a view tocomprehend the core concept of values and
some good; for mankind always act in order toimplement accordingly.
obtain that which they think good. But, if allEvery home has its responsibility to teach their
communities aim at some good, the state ortiny tots the principles of truth, honesty and
political community, which is the highest of all, andsincerity. These facts will definitely invigorate their
which embraces all the rest, aims at good in ayoung mind and produce dynamic leaders. It
greater degree than any other, and at the highesteventually builds a strong and powerful nation with
good".sound democratic values. Hence, it evolves a
Every member of society has fundamentalpolitical base and mass orientation.
responsibility to act in a matured manner to