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title: "15 National Crisis Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 15 National Crisis quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best National Crisis sayings and thoughts."
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> [During a national crisis, we as a nation become a single community and no one should take advantage of a crisis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-vilsack/during-a-national-crisis-we-as-a-nation-become-a-single-community-and/)

[Tom Vilsack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-vilsack/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa8/tom-vilsack-8494_advantage_during-a-national-crisis-we-as-a-nation_913520.jpg)

> [Political void should never be allowed to happen at a time of national crisis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshihide-suga/political-void-should-never-be-allowed-to-happen-at-a-time-of/)

[Yoshihide Suga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshihide-suga/)

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> [The primary cause of this national crisis is the feminization of men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-evans/the-primary-cause-of-this-national-crisis-is-the-feminization-of-men/)

[Tony Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-evans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d79/tony-evans-1635_causes_the-primary-cause-of-this-national-crisi_27774.png)

> [While mass incarceration is a national crisis, it was built locally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-forman-jr/while-mass-incarceration-is-a-national-crisis-it-was-built-locally/)

[James Forman, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-forman-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/james-forman-jr-20846_crisis_while-mass-incarceration-is-a-national-c_1844948.jpg)

> [Even in national crisis, it is important that we continue to stand up for our community and follow where our faith leads…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-mcbath/even-in-national-crisis-it-is-important-that-we-continue-to-stand-up/)

[Lucy McBath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-mcbath/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/lucy-mcbath-5736_community_even-in-national-crisis-it-is-important_2510966.jpg)

> [Civil war is a national crisis and also a private trauma: We suffer it collectively and in isolation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hisham-matar/civil-war-is-a-national-crisis-and-also-a-private-trauma-we-suffer-it/)

[Hisham Matar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hisham-matar/)

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> [When facing a national crisis, we cannot allow a political vacuum to exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshihide-suga/when-facing-a-national-crisis-we-cannot-allow-a-political-vacuum-to/)

[Yoshihide Suga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshihide-suga/)

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> [COVID-19 is a national crisis, and we need a national response to address it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-gideon/covid-19-is-a-national-crisis-and-we-need-a-national-response-to/)

[Sara Gideon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-gideon/)

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> [I think there's going to be a tug of war in this country over who are the real patriots because at a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-jones/i-think-there-s-going-to-be-a-tug-of-war-in-this-country-over-who-are/)

[Van Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-jones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/van-jones-984_american-government_i-think-there-s-going-to-be-a-tug-of-war_895859.png)

> [I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-am-a-firm-believer-in-the-people-if-given-the-truth-they-can-be/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/623/abraham-lincoln-88_believer_i-am-a-firm-believer-in-the-people-if-gi_1851218.png)

> [The actions I took at a time of national crisis in 2003 were necessary to protect lives and property and restore law…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gonzalo-sanchez-de-lozada/the-actions-i-took-at-a-time-of-national-crisis-in-2003-were/)

[Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gonzalo-sanchez-de-lozada/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca2/gonzalo-sanchez-de-lozada-1977_crisis_the-actions-i-took-at-a-time-of-national_1693519.jpg)

> [“Thar is two things that every national crisis is bound to show up: first, a lot o' dum fools in command; second,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-thompson-seton/thar-is-two-things-that-every-national-crisis-is-bound-to-show-up/)

[Ernest Thompson Seton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-thompson-seton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa0/ernest-thompson-seton-24923_politics_thar-is-two-things-that-every-national-c_1141298.jpg)

> [Obama was quite serious when he said he was going to change the world. And now he has a national crisis, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-krauthammer/obama-was-quite-serious-when-he-said-he-was-going-to-change-the-world/)

[Charles Krauthammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-krauthammer/)

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> [ It does not appear, nor is there any reason to believe that \[ Jeff Sessions\] will put policing reform front and center… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/it-does-not-appear-nor-is-there-any-reason-to-believe-that-jeff/)

[Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95f/al-sharpton-2091_addresses_it-does-not-appear-nor-is-there-any-reas_237329.jpg)

> [A national crisis, a political convulsion, is an opportunity, a gift to the traveler. Nothing is more revealing of a place to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-theroux/a-national-crisis-a-political-convulsion-is-an-opportunity-a-gift-to/)

[Paul Theroux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-theroux/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/paul-theroux-913_crisis_a-national-crisis-a-political-convulsion_540430.jpg)

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