Nation Quotes

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The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican government is practicable in a nation or not. — John Quincy Adams
Is it not that in the chain of human events, the birthday of a nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior? That it… — John Quincy Adams
In the United States in 2009, more than 10.2 billion trips were taken on transit trains and buses. So far, the nation has not experienced… — John Mica
No nation, savage or civilized, save only the United States of America, has confessed its inability to protect its women save by hanging, shooting, and… — Ida B. Wells
All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man's prowess over man, of strife and discord for… — Samuel Gompers
He obtained from Congress the right to borrow from the people by selling to it the 'bonds' of States ... and the Government and the… — Otto von Bismarck
Pity the nation that has to silence its writers for speaking their minds. Pity the nation that needs to jail those who ask for justice,… — Arundhati Roy
This education has reduced us to a nation of morons; we were strangers to our own culture and camp followers of another culture, feeding on… — R.K. Narayan
Man represses the irrational passions of destructiveness, hate, envy, revenge; he worships power, money, the sovereign state, the nation; while he pays lip service to… — Erich Fromm
Every time you think you weaken the nation. — Moe Howard
Our Nation, a great stage for the acting out of great thoughts, presents the classic confrontation between Locke's views of the state of nature and… — Allan Bloom
A threatened nation can react to uncertain dangers solely through administrative channels, to the truly embarrassing situation of perhaps overreacting — Jurgen Habermas
In proportion as the exploitation of one individual by another is put an end to, the exploitation of one nation by another will also be… — Karl Marx
The redeeming feature of war is that it puts a nation to the test. As exposure to the atmosphere reduces all mummies to instant dissolution,… — Karl Marx
Even an entire society, a nation, or all simultaneously existing societies taken together, are not owners of the earth. They are simply its possessors, its… — Karl Marx
It will take a nation of millions to hold me back. — Tim Howard
That sense – the only true patriotism – comes slowly and springs from the heart: it is founded upon respect for the family and love… — Unknown Author
A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to… — Jimmy Carter
History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20 percent of the people's income, there begins to be a lack of respect… — Ronald Reagan
The task that has fallen to us as Americans is to move the conscience of the world, to keep alive the hope and dream of… — Ronald Reagan
I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things, and they didn't spring full-bloom from my brow - they came from the heart of… — Ronald Reagan
In serving his vision of the truth, the artist best serves his nation. — John F. Kennedy
If sometimes our great artists have been the most critical of our society, it is because their sensitivity and their concern for justice, which must… — John F. Kennedy
I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and… — John F. Kennedy
Caring for others creates the spirit of a nation. — Pat Nixon

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