Best Great Nation Quotations
117 Great Nation quotes by 91 unique authors
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In a great nation, the majority are incapable of judging wisely of things.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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It is by no means necessary that a great nation should always stand at the heroic level. But no nation has the root of greatness…
— Theodore Roosevelt
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I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. I'm not a member of any organized political party, I'm a Democrat!…
— Will Rogers
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A great nation cannot abandon its responsibilities. Responsibilities abandoned today return as more acute crises tomorrow.
— Gerald R. Ford
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A man must first care for his own household before he can be of use to the state. But no matter how well he cares…
— Theodore Roosevelt
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If America ever passes out as a great nation, we ought to put on our tombstone: America died from a delusion she had Moral Leadership.
— Will Rogers
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This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
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I have no doubt that the government of this great nation will work with its people to lead New Orleans and the Gulf Coast back…
— Harry Connick, Jr.
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A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation,…
— Frederick Douglass
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My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle…
— Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces…
— Douglas MacArthur
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A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people; but a strong people can alone build up a great nation.
— Thomas Francis Meagher
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We must always remember that America is a great nation today not because of what government did for people but because of what people did…
— Richard M. Nixon
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I am the wealthiest man, not just in Europe, but in the whole world. I collect emotions. I am wealthy in that the people of…
— Vladimir Putin
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It seems to me the Washington Monument is a symbol of America's power. It has been the symbol of our great nation. We look at…
— Pat Robertson
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Rhetoric is a poor substitute for action, and we have trusted only to rhetoric. If we are really to be a great nation, we must…
— Theodore Roosevelt
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Sleep makes people calmer, more alert, less fearful - just plain happier, or so I see around me and in me. I am sure that…
— Ben Stein
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A great nation is not saved by wars, it is saved by acts without external picturesqueness; by speaking, writing, voting reasonably; by smiting corruption swiftly;…
— William James
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If we only have great companies, we will merely have a prosperous society, not a great one. Economic growth and power are the means, not…
— James C. Collins
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It can not be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians, not on religions,…
— Patrick Henry
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In some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Ancient Egyptians were not fools, Carter. They built the pyramids. They created the first great nation state. Their civilization lasted thousands of years.” “Yeah,”…
— Rick Riordan
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The Violins waltzed. The Cellos and Basses provided accompaniment. The Violas mourned their fate, while the Concertmaster showed off. The Flutes did bird imitations…repeatedly, and…
— Daniel Handler
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The time has come for an all-out war against poverty. The rich nations must use their vast resources of wealth to develop the underdeveloped, school…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Let's light this fire one more time, Mike, and witness this great nation at its best.
— Unknown Author
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