The scum that rises upmost, when the nation boils.

One can put some trust in the gratitude of a sovereign, and also in that of his family; under certain conditions, one can even…

— Otto von Bismarck

If we gave up our freedom as the price of security, we would no longer be the great nation that we are.

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

But we are convinced that if we are to play a meaningful role nationally, and in the community of nations, we must be second…

— Vikram Sarabhai

I genuinely did not expect more than half our nation to choose to walk away from our long-term allies into the arms of our…

— Brian Reade

Imagination is the greatest nation in the world!

— Bob Proctor

Our young Marines of today are courageous, willing to make sacrifices, and are marvelous team players. I am confident our Corps, and indeed our…

— James T. Conway

The world's history is a divine poem, of which the history of every nation is a canto, and every man a word. Its strains…

— James A. Garfield

No nation being under another nation can accept gifts, and kick at the responsibility attached to those gifts, imposed by the conquering nation.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have…

— George W. Bush

“Is there any holy beings like human beings?”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

In a democratic nation, power must be linked with responsibility, and obliged to defend and justify itself within the framework of the general good.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

When the fountains of government [borrowing] abundance began to dry up, when through lack of funds and the impossibility of negotiating fresh loans the…

— John T. Flynn

Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish.

— William Blake

Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely…

— Terry Eagleton

Tell me how much a nation knows about its own language, and I will tell you how much that nation knows about its own…

— John Ciardi