Nations Quotes · Page 62

It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

What counts in a man or in a nation is not what the man or the nation can do, but what he…

— Theodore Roosevelt

We need to remember that trade is a great peacemaker that enriches people and increases international understanding and ties between nations.

— Dan Quayle

We in Wales see ourselves as a nation. We're not English. We're far from it. Yeah, we're part of the U.K. We've…

— Carwyn Jones

One hundred nations in the UN have not agreed with us on just about everything that's come before them, where we're involved,…

— Ronald Reagan

Has our nation preserved, protected and defended the Constitution of the United States?

— Michael Farris

The attacks in Orlando - the worst mass shooting and the worst attack on the LGBTQ community in our history - shocked…

— Donald Trump

Today different ethnic groups and different nations come together due to common sense.

— Dalai Lama

I'm completely fascinated with American politics because I think they dictate the politics of every nation of the Western world. So, it's…

— Nikolaj Arcel

The beliefs expressed in the Declaration of Independence remain a standard for our nation today. They also remain a standard for those…

— Paul Gillmor

Every native species, however humble in appearance...has its place in the nation's heritage. It is a masterpiece of evolution, an ancient, multifaceted…

— E. O. Wilson

These are facts that would make every American upset. Our birthright is being stolen, the legacy of our country is at stake,…

— Robert F. Kennedy, Jr

I have always been vitally interested in physical conditioning. I have long believed that athletic competition among people and nations should replace…

— Johnny Weissmuller

These nations, in which U.N. designated terrorists roam freely, lead processions, and deliver their poisonous sermons of hate with impunity, are as…

— Sushma Swaraj

I have been told that one of the reasons the astronomers of the world cooperate is the fact that there is no…

— Adlai Stevenson I

A nation's economic salvation does not lie in the amount of money its rich inhabitants can squander recklessly. A nation's economic salvation…

— B. C. Forbes

There never was a strong character that was not made strong by discipline of the will; there never was a strong people…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Bring the absolute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations. Weapons of war must be abolished before…

— John F. Kennedy

America's Cold War veterans deserve every honor we can bestow upon them for their hard work and dedication to keeping our nation…

— Blanche Lincoln

Since trade ignores national boundaries and the manufacturer insists on having the world as a market, the flag of his nation must…

— Woodrow Wilson

I started writing novels while an undergraduate student, in an attempt to make sense of the city of Edinburgh, using a detective…

— Ian Rankin

I have always said that if Great Britain were defeated in war I hoped we should find a Hitler to lead us…

— Winston Churchill

I never ask if the market is going to go up or down because I don't know, and besides it doesn't matter.…

— John Templeton

The late Rev. Peter Gomes at The Memorial Church at Harvard was a true mentor to me when I was in college.…

— Seth Moulton

There are men who, by their sympathetic attractions, carry nations with them, and lead the activity of the human race.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Throughout American history our presidents have invoked our nation's founding fathers. This is particularly true of recent presidents.

— Paul Kengor

I never considered myself a patriot. I like to think I recognize only humanity as my nation.

— Isaac Asimov

A nation is a body of people who have done great things together in the past and hope to do great things…

— Frank Underhill

Children are like buds in a garden and should be carefully and lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the nation…

— Jawaharlal Nehru

A German wine label is one of the things life's too short for, a daunting testimony to that peculiar nation's love of…

— Kingsley Amis

Our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes and I see many of them in the audience here today.

— Barack Obama

It can take greater courage to stand in opposition to the views of your neighbors or nation than to confront an enemy…

— George McGovern

[A] spirit of justice and friendly accomodation...is our duty and our interest to cultivate with all nations.

— Thomas Jefferson

It would be easier for the Devil to go to church and cross himself with holy water than for these people to…

— Adolf Hitler

We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

— Anonymous

A nation that encourages its people to spend more and save less promotes economic backwardness, social decay and its own financial doom.

— Kurt Richebacher

God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems.

— Max Lucado

There is only one China. Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation.

— Colin Powell

The black nation of Egypt is the only country that has a science named after its culture: Egyptology

— Malcolm X

I cannot determine what people or nations should do, but I do think that extremism gives birth to following and subsequent extremism.

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad