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GUNPOWDER, n. An agency employed by civilized nations for the settlement of disputes which might become troublesome if left unadjusted. By most writers the invention… — Ambrose Bierce
Both rich and poor nations have a common stake in policies that put the globe on a sustainable development path. The conflict is less between… — Robert Kuttner
We have two nations, and it's not black or white. It's red and blue. Under Republican leadership, cities tend to do better. Cities are destroyed… — Greg Gutfeld
Wine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations. — Pliny the Elder
Peace must be framed on so equitable a basis, that the nations would not wish to disturb it . . . so that the confidence… — David Lloyd George
A heavy guilt rests upon us for what the whites of all nations have done to the colored peoples. When we do good to them,… — Albert Schweitzer
The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. Collect and learn them; they are notable measures of directions for human… — William Penn
But in every matter the consensus of opinion among all nations is to be regarded as the law of nature. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
An economic policy which does not consider the well-being of all will not serve the purposes of peace and the growth of well-being among the… — Eleanor Roosevelt
Man has bought brains, but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love. Man has subdued bodies, but all the power on… — Emma Goldman
The liberality of sentiment toward each other, which marks every political and religious denomination of men in this country, stands unparalleled in the history of… — George Washington
Mountains interposed Make enemies of nations, who had else Like kindred drops been mingled into one. — William Cowper
The time shall come, when, free as seas or wind, Unbounded Thames shall flow for all mankind, Whole nations enter with each swelling tide, And… — Alexander Pope
The nation which reposes on the pillow of political confidence, will sooner or later end its political existence in a deadly lethargy. — James Madison
Among all nations there should be vast temples raised where people might worship in silence and listen to it, for it is the voice of… — Jerome K. Jerome
The United States presents a value system to the world that is based on democracy, based on economic freedom, based on individual rights for men… — Colin Powell
Since art is dead in the actual life of civilized nations, it has been relegated to these grotesque morgues, museums. — Walter Gropius
The UK is one of the only nations on earth that has actually met and even exceeded its goals under the Kyoto Protocol. — Al Gore
Rules of conduct which govern men in their relations to one another are being applied in an ever-increasing degree to nations. The battlefield as a… — William Howard Taft
It is perhaps common in the world for individuals and nations to suffer for their noble qualities more than for their ignoble ones. For nobility… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
I've had the luxury of travel and, in the luxury of travel, I've seen the detriments of poverty and I've gone on to see how… — Brad Pitt
The people of the two nations [French and English] must be brought into mutual dependence by the supply of each other's wants. There is no… — Richard Cobden
Recall that the United Nations commissioned Arab scholars and analysts to publish the Arab Human Development Report. What causes the backwardness, the scholars wondered, of… — Larry Elder
President Bush gave a rousing speech to the United Nations General Assembly. Afterward, in a touching show of support, every foreign dignitary shook hands with… — Tina Fey
Culture is a window reflecting the history, culture and spiritual world of a nation, .. Cultural exchange is a bridge to enhance the mutual understanding… — Hu Jintao

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