In the case of the Enterprise and other incidents, local citizens also acted on behalf of American slaves.

The final step is to determine how citizens can act together to achieve those goals.

The citizens act as symbolic representations of the various civic officers and magistrates.

In his eyes citizens act as "kings": they expect government to solve their problems immediately.

"We expect the citizens will act responsibly," Ms. Poritz said.

They believed that a republican nation required citizens to act together to deal with social problems at the grass roots.

British officials may have been warned off liberating slaves from US ships, but citizens sometimes acted independently.

In my own Member State, citizens advice bureaux are acting as a clearing-house.

That directive must come, then the citizens will act accordingly.

They must also be clearly labelled, so that our citizens - who are always being described as responsible citizens - can also act accordingly.