What are the common dispositions of a person who is likely to participate in civic life?

The article listed a number of different dispositions that would make a person more likely to be engaged in civic life. These include independence, self-discipline, personal responsibility, respect for individual worth, concern for the well-being of others, patriotism, and a sense of civic mindedness or attentiveness to public affairs.

i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present approve, but i am not sure i shall never approve them: for having lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which i once thought right, but found to be otherwise. it is therefore that the older i grow, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.