Nations Quotes

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A nation that cannot preserve itself ought to die, and it will die - die in the grasp of the evils it is too feeble… — Morris Sheppard
A trait no other nation seems to possess in quite the same degree as we do namely, a feeling of almost childish injury and resentment… — Eleanor Roosevelt
All through history it's the nations that have given most to generals and the least to the people that have been the first to fall — Harry S. Truman
A nation, like a person, has a mind - a mind that must be kept informed and alert, that must know itself, that understands the… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity — Thomas Jefferson
Architecture is the work of nations — John Ruskin
Whenever calamity howlers shake their heads and impress upon you that this, that, and the next dire catastrophe is to befall this nation or the… — B. C. Forbes
To the other nations of the world, religion is one among the many occupations of life. There is politics, there are the enjoyments of social… — Swami Vivekananda
AIDS destroys families, decimates communities and, particularly in the poorest areas of the world, threatens to destabilize the social, cultural, and economic fabric of entire… — David Saperstein
Today we are rightly in an era of disarmament and dismantlement of nuclear weapons. But in some countries nuclear weapons development still continues. Whether and… — Hans Bethe
In no circumstance would the United States or any other nation have the right to mount a military invasion to overthrow another government for the… — David Cortright
The time has come for those nations that rely on the force of nuclear armaments to respectfully heed the voices of peace-loving people, not least… — Iccho Itoh
The smaller nations can in fact exercise greater influence on disarmament negotiations than they have hitherto done. — Alva Myrdal
Lightly armed nations can move toward war just as easily as those which are armed to the teeth, and they will do so if the… — Ludwig Quidde
Indeed, the very first resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations - adopted unanimously - called for the elimination of nuclear weapons. — Joseph Rotblat
....the globalization that characterizes today's economics goes beyond or eludes the sovereignty of individual states, and thus the power of their rulers. It is not… — Patricio Aylwin
For all the civilians saved thanks to the presence of peacekeepers, there have been those who were lost - the United Nations personnel who sacrificed… — Jan Eliasson
The primary, the fundamental, the essential purpose of the United Nations is to keep peace. Everything it does which helps prevent World War III is… — Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Elimination of nuclear weapons, so naive, so simplistic, and so idealistic as to be quixotic? Some may think so. But as human beings, citizens of… — Robert McNamara
As long as the two nuclear superpowers maintain arsenals in the tens of thousands of nuclear warheads, there is no way they can with any… — Stansfield Turner
It may be that for a long time some nations will continue to fight each other, but the example of those nations who prefer arbitration… — Randal Cremer
The greatness of nations is shown by their strict regard for human rights, rigid enforcement of the law without bias, and just administration of the… — Unknown Author
It is up to each and every one of us to raise our voice against crimes that deprive countless victims of their liberty, dignity and… — Ban Ki-moon
Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.... The subjection of individuals will increase amongst… — Alexis de Tocqueville
From this vision of the role of the United Nations in the next century flow three key priorities for the future: eradicating poverty, preventing conflict… — Kofi Annan

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