Nations Quotes

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Monopolies, oligarchy, the striving for domination and not for freedom, the exploitation of an increasing number of small or weak nations by a handful of… — Vladimir Lenin
Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of a man is… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Whenever I speak at the United Nations, UNICEF or elsewhere to raise awareness of the continual and rampant recruitment of children in wars around the… — Ishmael Beah
Every thing useful and beneficial to man, seems to be connected with obedience to the laws of his nature, the inclinations, the duties, and the… — Samuel Williams
I am Michael, and I am part English, Irish, German, and Scottish, sort of a virtual United Nations. — Michael Scott
I will make an attempt to attain freedom, the youthful soul says to itself; and is it to be hindered in this by the fact… — Friedrich Nietzsche
It was relatively easy, we now realize, to categorize countries and nations. You knew who your enemies were and whom you could count on as… — Desmond Tutu
The deadly arms race, and the huge resources it absorbs, have too long overshadowed all else we must do. We must prevent that arms race… — John F. Kennedy
The Great War differed from all ancient wars in the immense power of the combatants and their fearful agencies of destruction, and from all modern… — Winston Churchill
Terrorism must be outlawed by all civilized nations — not explained or rationalized, but fought and eradicated. Nothing can, nothing will justify the murder of… — Elie Wiesel
Before the civil war, Pottibakia was a normal member of the Comity of Nations. She erected tariff walls, broke treaties, persecuted minorities, obstructed at conferences… — E. M. Forster
I was astonished at the effect my successful landing in France had on the nations of the world. To me, it was like a match… — Charles Lindbergh
At the beginning God said: "Let there be light," and light was, and light is, and light shall be. So Christianity is rolling on, and… — Thomas De Witt Talmage
If the United States and the United Nations truly want peace and security let them fulfill the hopes of the common people everywhere - let… — Paul Robeson
The Evangelistic Harvest is always urgent. The destiny of men and of nations is always being decided. Every generation is strategic. We are not responsible… — Billy Graham
Who are the oppressors? The few: the King, the capitalist, and a handful of other overseers and superintendents. Who are the oppressed? The many: the… — Mark Twain
Not armies, not nations, have advanced the race; but here and there, in the course of ages, an individual has stood up and cast his… — Bill Vaughan
There are at the present time two great nations in the world allude to the Russians and the Americans All other nations seem to have… — Alexis de Tocqueville
The public, therefore, among a democratic people, has a singular power, which aristocratic nations cannot conceive; for it does not persuade others to its beliefs,… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Cannot swords be turned to plowshares? Can we and all nations not live in peace? In our obsession with antagonisms of the moment, we often… — Ronald Reagan
If any agreement between two nations is to last, it must serve the best interests of both nations. — Jimmy Carter
Our goals are the same, to have a just system of economics and politics, to let the people of the world share in growth, in… — Jimmy Carter
It's my greatest success. Women did not vote in Italy until 1946. A good friend and I put together a group of women to protest… — Giovanna Cau
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations. — David Friedman
Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes, vastly ambitious individuals who had become so effectively powerful because of their ability to remain invisible… — R. Buckminster Fuller

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