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...the first murmurings from the liberal part of the U.S.A. that we were somehow in the wrong, brutal killers, bullying other countries; that we who… — Marcus Luttrell
Until the millennium arrives and countries cease trying to enslave others, it will be necessary to accept one's responsibilities and be willing to make sacrifices… — Eugene B. Sledge
There was nothing but land; not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made. — Willa Cather
Tenderness and Rot Tenderness and rot share a border. And rot is an aggressive neighbor whose iridescence keeps creeping over. No lessons can be drawn… — Kay Ryan
Cool is spent. Cool is empty. Cool is ex post facto. When advertisers and pundits hoard a word, you know it's time to retire from… — Rick Moody
I believe, to be sure, that any man who reaches Heaven will find that what he abandoned (even in plucking out his right eye) has… — C.S. Lewis
In lighthearted countries, people joked about this phenomenon, but such serious, practical countries as England, America, and Germany were deeply concerned. — Jules Verne
Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all… — Thomas Sowell
Families are like countries. They have their own language and jokes and secrets and assumptions about the right and wrong ways of doing things, and… — Roland Merullo
In other countries, congenital introverts simply remain introverts all their lives, neither advancing nor retreating, but America's commitment to extroversion as a national art form… — Florence King
I don't just use yarn from a store. I buy old sweaters from consignment shops. The older the better, and unravel them. There are countries… — Laurie Halse Anderson
The priestess of Artemis took hold of her almost with the violence of a lover, and whisked her away into a languid ecstasy of reverie.… — Aleister Crowley
We stole countries with the cunning use of flags. Just sail around the world and stick a flag in. "I claim India for Britain!" They're… — Eddie Izzard
That there are men in all countries who get their living by war, and by keeping up the quarrels of nations, is as shocking as… — Thomas Paine
UN studies conducted in more than forty developing countries show that the birth rate falls as women gain equality... I believe income-earning opportunities that empower… — Muhammad Yunus
Even if we could grow our way out of the crisis and delay the inevitable and painful reconciliation of virtual and real wealth, there is… — Herman E. Daly
The only type of men Julia's mother had warned her about were wealthy industrialist who polluted the environment and took advantage of third-world countries. And… — Cathie Linz
In so far as it takes effect at all, pacifist propaganda can only be effective against those countries where a certain amount of freedom of… — George Orwell
In the developed countries of the capitalist world, the mass media are beginning to become businesses, and huge businesses at that. The freedom of journalists… — HÃ©lder CÃ¢mara
The desert could not be claimed or owned â€” it was a piece of cloth carried by winds, never held down by stones, and given… — Michael Ondaatje

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