Nations Quotes

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War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford. — Hannah Arendt
The United Nations should become a proactive agent in the dissemination of democratic principles. — Michelle Bachelet
For my name and memory I leave to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations and the next ages. — Francis Bacon
The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that are based on international law… — Mahmoud Abbas
We have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression; we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and… — Franklin P. Adams
The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still… — John Adams
Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand. — Aphra Behn
For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time standing… — Robert Benchley
God of peace, bring your peace to our violent world: peace in the hearts of all men and women and peace among the nations of… — Pope Benedict XVI
The United Nations charter gives every nation the right to self defence, therefore when the American embassies were bombed it was a matter of time… — Benazir Bhutto
The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations. — Ambrose Bierce
Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish. — William Blake
This resolution simply says Israel has the right to defend itself. This includes conducting operations both inside its borders and in the territory of nations… — John Boehner
There's no such thing as the United Nations. If the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of… — John Bolton
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Sadly, I do my homework. I've a soft spot for the boring minutiae. I read the Charter of the United Nations before meeting with Kofi… — Bono
Let peace, descending from her native heaven, bid her olives spring amidst the joyful nations; and plenty, in league with commerce, scatter blessings from her… — Daniel Boone
Of course what is talked about in the U.N. General Assembly is very important. Officials, the leaders of nations, appear there to speak of the… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The system of domination is founded on depriving nations of their true identity. It seeks to deprive nations of their culture, identity, self-confidence and in… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The United States' administrations... must recognize that Iran is a big power. Having said that, we consider ourselves to be a human force and a… — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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