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Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance. — Jonathan Swift
The U.N. acts as the world's conscience, and over eighty-five percent of the work that is done by the United Nations is in the social,… — Shirley Temple
Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend. — Margaret Thatcher
Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. — Henry David Thoreau
The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members. — Harry S. Truman
Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining. — Desmond Tutu
We have the insight and the tools to identify and bring to fruition the dormant talent that our artists possess. Favored Nations will be branded… — Steve Vai
I have an independent record label called Favored Nations on which I released an album by an artist called Johnny A, who plays an arch… — Steve Vai
I know it is common nowadays for artists to start labels but this is a thoroughly constructed vehicle for inspired talent. This is a market… — Steve Vai
I'd say that all nations have contact with the truth, and all religions have admirable people. — Jon Voight
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. — Voltaire
A fascist is one whose lust for money or power is combined with such an intensity of intolerance toward those of other races, parties, classes,… — Henry A. Wallace
Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. — George Washington
Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. — Daniel Webster
If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians… — Simone Weil
See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I'm profoundly convinced that that's a total lie. I think… — Orson Welles
All men should have a drop of treason in their veins, if nations are not to go soft like so many sleepy pears. — Rebecca West
The designs of the paper euros, introduced in 2002, proclaim a utopian aspiration. Gone are the colorful bills of particular nations, featuring pictures of national… — George Will
When we talk of freedom and opportunity for all nations, the mocking paradoxes in our own society become so clear they can no longer be… — Wendell Willkie
There may be some backward countries where the mass of the people are on a subsistence level and where, as an aftermath of wars or… — Charles E. Wilson
I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty. — Woodrow Wilson
Interest does not tie nations together; it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does unite them. — Woodrow Wilson
The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of nations and… — Woodrow Wilson
We have a list of human rights - right to food, right to shelter, right to health, right to education, many such items which are… — Muhammad Yunus
In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only… — Ron Wyden

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