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Countrymen Quotes by George Washington
- One of his officers, Henry Lee, summed up contemporary public opinion of Washington: First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of…
- In offering to you, my countrymen, these counsels of an old and affectionate friend, I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting…
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- The Fourth of July-memorable in the history of our nation as the great day of independence to its countrymen-had no claim upon… — Henry McNeal Turner
- Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen. — Lord Byron
- Everyone loathes his own country and countrymen if he is any sort of artist. — Lawrence Durrell
- Comrades ! You have voluntarily accepted a mission that is the noblest that the human mind can conceive of. For the fulfillment… — Subhas Chandra Bose
- If as the friends of colonization hope, the present and coming generations of our countrymen shall by any means, succeed in freeing… — Abraham Lincoln
- The most satisfactory thing in all this earthly life is to be able to serve our fellow-beings-first, those who are bound to… — Charles William Eliot
- While I am deeply sensible to the high compliment of a re-election; and duly grateful, as I trust, to Almighty God for… — Abraham Lincoln
- Words are even more feeble on this Memorial Day, for the sight before us is that of a strong and good nation… — Ronald Reagan
- I sincerely wish you may find it convenient to come here. the pleasure of the trip will be less than you expect,… — Thomas Jefferson
- [In the Royal Society, there] has been, a constant Resolution, to reject all the amplifications, digressions, and swellings of style: to return… — Thomas Sprat
- Against the vast majority of my countrymen, even at this moment, in the name of humanity and civilization, I protest against our… — Bertrand Russell
- The steady character of our countrymen is a rock to which we may safely moor; and notwithstanding the efforts of the papers… — Thomas Jefferson