Full Idea
You are a citizen of the universe, and a part of it; and no subservient, but a principal part of it.
Gist of Idea
We are citizens of the universe, and principal parts of it
Source
Epictetus (The Discourses [c.56], 2.10.03)
Book Reference
Epictetus: 'The Discourses, The Handbook, Fragments', ed/tr. Gill,C [Everyman 1995], p.95
A Reaction
He got this view from Diogenes of Sinope, one of his heroes. What community you are a part of seems to be a choice as much as a fact. Am I British or a European?