--- title: "7 Country Powerful Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Country Powerful quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Country Powerful sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/maharishi-mahesh-yogi-1567_america_america-is-the-most-creative-country-and_143055.jpg" --- > [America is the most creative country and the most powerful government in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maharishi-mahesh-yogi/america-is-the-most-creative-country-and-the-most-powerful-government/) [Maharishi Mahesh Yogi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maharishi-mahesh-yogi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/maharishi-mahesh-yogi-1567_america_america-is-the-most-creative-country-and_143055.jpg) > [In the past when a country became as powerful as the United States, other countries would band together to clip its wings.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mandelbaum/in-the-past-when-a-country-became-as-powerful-as-the-united-states/) [Michael Mandelbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mandelbaum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b5/michael-mandelbaum-15229_appreciate_in-the-past-when-a-country-became-as-pow_302746.png) > [In the United States, the fact that you can start again gives a lot of energy and strength and youth to this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/in-the-united-states-the-fact-that-you-can-start-again-gives-a-lot-of/) [Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a4/isabel-allende-266_again_in-the-united-states-the-fact-that-you-c_384993.jpg) > [“THAT'S WHAT POWERFUL MEN DO TO THIS COUNTRY - IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, SEXY, BREATHLESS COUNTRY, AND POWERFUL MEN USE IT TO TREAT…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-irving/that-s-what-powerful-men-do-to-this-country-it-s-a-beautiful-sexy/) [John Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-irving/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/john-irving-337_power_that-s-what-powerful-men-do-to-this-coun_886437.jpg) > [“I think it’s important to live in a nice country rather than a powerful one. Power makes everybody crazy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/i-think-it-s-important-to-live-in-a-nice-country-rather-than-a/) [Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/kurt-vonnegut-41_citizenship_i-think-it-s-important-to-live-in-a-nice_1311128.jpg) > [The love of country is more powerful than reason itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ovid/the-love-of-country-is-more-powerful-than-reason-itself/) [Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ovid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d7/ovid-276_country_the-love-of-country-is-more-powerful-tha_1941633.png) > [Every country that's ever been the most powerful country in the world ceases to be the most powerful country in the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-earle/every-country-that-s-ever-been-the-most-powerful-country-in-the-world/) [Steve Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/727/steve-earle-2893_country_every-country-that-s-ever-been-the-most_2163952.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country-powerful/#itemlist", "name": "Country Powerful Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "America is the most creative country and the most powerful government in the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maharishi Mahesh Yogi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maharishi-mahesh-yogi/america-is-the-most-creative-country-and-the-most-powerful-government/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/maharishi-mahesh-yogi-1567_america_america-is-the-most-creative-country-and_143055.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/maharishi-mahesh-yogi-1567_america_america-is-the-most-creative-country-and_143055.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/maharishi-mahesh-yogi-1567_america_america-is-the-most-creative-country-and_143055.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“America is the most creative country and the most powerful government in the world.” — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In the past when a country became as powerful as the United States, other countries would band together to clip its wings. 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THEY SAY THEY LOVE IT BUT THEY DON'T MEAN IT. THEY SAY THINGS TO MAKE THEMSELVES APPEAR GOOD - THEY MAKE THEMSELVES APPEAR MORAL...THE COUNTRY WANTS A SAVIOUR. THE COUNTRY IS A SUCKER FOR POWERFUL MEN WHO LOOK GOOD. 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