Nations Quotes

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Our challenge is to give what account we can of what becomes of life in the solar system, this corner of the universe that is… — George Wald
From hence, let fierce contending nations know, what dire effects from civil discord flow. — Joseph Addison
In an age when nations and individuals routinely exchange murder for murder, when the healing grace of authentic spirituality is usurped by the divisive politics… — Aberjhani
Beneath the surface of states and nations, ideas and language, lies the fate of individual human beings in need. Answering their needs will be the… — Kofi Annan
You bring me the deepest joy that can be felt by a man whose invincible belief is that Science and Peace will triumph over Ignorance… — Louis Pasteur
You are on your own in a big world, in which you are one of many nations, some small, some medium sized, some large. You… — Eric Williams
The bigger the population gets, the more serious the problems become... We have to address the population issue. The United Nations, with the U.S. supporting… — Gaylord Nelson
All nations are degrading and consuming their environment to a point beyond capacity. In the past 15 years in the U.S. we have added 1300… — Gaylord Nelson
The raging monster upon the land is population growth. In its presence, sustainability is but a fragile theoretical construct. To say, as many do, that… — Pete Wilson
Gradually, everything that happens in the world is coming to be of interest everywhere in the world, and, gradually, thoughtful men and women everywhere are… — Elihu Root
To be a mother is a woman's greatest vocation in life. She is a partner with God. No being has a position of such power… — Spencer W. Kimball
If atomic bombs are to be added as new weapons to the arsenals of a warring world, or to the arsenals of nations preparing for… — J. Robert Oppenheimer
Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay… — Abraham Flexner
The new naval treaty permits the United States to spend a billion dollars on warships-a sum greater than has been accumulated by all our endowed… — Abraham Flexner
We will be misguided in our intentions if we point at one single thing and say that it will prevent war, unless, of course, that… — Leslie Groves
The Holy Koran tells us, 'O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so… — Barack Obama
He is the greatest influence in the world today. There is... a fifth Gospel being written - the work of Jesus Christ in the hearts… — William Griffith Thomas
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. To be more safe, [nations] at length become willing to run the risk… — Alexander Hamilton
The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best, that the states are independent as to everything within themselves and united as… — Thomas Jefferson
Each government accuses the other of perfidy, intrigue and ambition, as a means of heating the imagination of their respective nations, and incensing them to… — Thomas Paine

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