Nations Quotes

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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. — Abba Eban
If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force, then we will have destroyed the foundation of the organization… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
The happiest women, like the happiest nations, have no history. — George Eliot
I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give… — Queen Elizabeth II
There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men. — Black Elk
One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has reached epidemic proportions in 40 developing nations. — Philip Emeagwali
Let me say this: I believe closing Guantanamo is in our Nation's national security interest. Guantanamo is used not only by al-Qaida, but also by… — Dianne Feinstein
It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. It's a quality to… — Gerald R. Ford
I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars. — E. M. Forster
We are not directly involved in Syria. But we will be working with our partners in the European Union and at the United Nations to… — William Hague
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing. — Alexander Hamilton
Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking of the United Nations as a weird Picasso abstraction and… — Dag Hammarskjold
I salute all the nations of the Arab Spring and I salute the heroic people of Syria who are striving for freedom, democracy and reform. — Ismail Haniyeh
Without free, self-respecting, and autonomous citizens there can be no free and independent nations. Without internal peace, that is, peace among citizens and between the… — Vaclav Havel
What our men and women in uniform are doing is providing for the Iraqi people and other surrounding nations the opportunity to see, to taste… — Robin Hayes
The nations must be organized internationally and induced to enter into partnership, subordinating in some measure national sovereignty to worldwide institutions and obligations. — Arthur Henderson
Surrounded by military airplanes and warships from the world's most civilized and developed nations, we have been denied permission by friendly governments, for reasons of… — Thor Heyerdahl
Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations. — Gordon B. Hinckley
Nations without a past are contradictions in terms. What makes a nation is the past, what justifies one nation against others is the past, and… — Eric Hobsbawm
I really do hope that the Millennium Summit gives new impetus to the work of the United Nations. — Harri Holkeri
Europe needs an engine, and the Franco-German motor has provided that when the two nations have converged on important topics during critical periods. But that… — Francois Hollande
Texas will again lift it's head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with… — Sam Houston
A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours. — William Ralph Inge
Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection… — Victor Hugo
The years after the millennium will see gathering conflict all over the world to the point where the United Nations will be overwhelmed. — David Icke

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