Nations Quotes

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If nations could overcome the mutual fear and distrust whose sombre shadow is now thrown over the world, and could meet with confidence and good… — Fridtjof Nansen
Democracy is no easy form of government. Few nations have been able to sustain it. For it requires that we take the chances of freedom;… — Robert Kennedy
The appearance and retirement of actors are the great events of the theatrical world; and their first performances fill the pit with conjecture and prognostication,… — Samuel Johnson
Since September 11, 2001, the powerful coalition of nations, led by the United States, has seen many successes against al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. It… — Kenny Marchant
I was stricken by news and television pictures coming from the United States this morning. It is impossible to fully comprehend the evil that would… — Jean Chretien
I have always been vitally interested in physical conditioning. I have long believed that athletic competition among people and nations should replace violence and wars. — Johnny Weissmuller
The United Nations is the greatest fraud in history. Its purpose is to destroy the United States. — Unknown Author
[The task is to] covertly lower the standard of living, the whole social structure, of America so that we can be merged with all other… — Horace Rowan Gaither
By the end of this decade we will live under the first One World Government that has ever existed in the society of nations ...… — Pope John Paul II
The first goal and primary function of the U.S. public school is not to educate good people, but good citizens. It is the function which… — Jonathan Kozol
The governments of the Western nations, whether monarchical or republican, had passed into the invisible hands of a plutocracy, international in power and grasp. It… — J F C Fuller
The average age of the world's great civilizations has been two hundred years. These nations have progressed through the following sequence: from bondage to spiritual… — Alexander Fraser Tytler
Great nations of the world are moving toward democracy. — George H. W. Bush
We must help the reformers of the Middle East as they work for freedom, and strive to build a community of peaceful, democratic nations. — George W. Bush
That does not mean we won't experience the tragedy of the loss of some American lives. We will have an opportunity to instill a democracy… — John McCain
The future of nations cannot be frozen . . . cannot be foreseen. If we are going to accomplish anything in our time we must… — Herbert Hoover
I have come to understand that if we hope to build a better world, we must be guided by the universal human values that emphasize… — Unknown Author
Straying off course is not recognized as a capital crime by civilized nations. — Jeane Kirkpatrick
Our responsibility is to rally and lead the whole party and the Chinese people of all ethnic groups, take up this historic baton and continue… — Xi Jinping
The greatest contributor to the feeling of tension and fear of war arose from the power of the bombing aeroplane. If all nations would consent… — Ernest Rutherford
It goes without saying that when survival is threatened, struggles erupt between peoples, and unfortunate wars between nations result. — Hideki Tojo
The foes now are universal - poverty, famine, religious radicalization, desertification, drugs, proliferation of nuclear weapons, ecological devastation. They threaten all nations, just as science… — Shimon Peres
Men's and nations' finest hour consist of those moments when extraordinary challenge is met by extraordinary response. Hence in those darkest hours, we must light… — Neal A. Maxwell
Other nations use 'force' we Britons alone use 'Might'. — Evelyn Waugh
Perhaps the best motivation for going to Mars is political. It is obvious that no single nation currently has either the will or the resources… — Paul Davies

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