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Some wars are about bombing. For the people of the Baltics, this war was about believing. In 1991, after 50 years of brutal occupation, the… — Ruta Sepetys
There is no way to peace along the way of safety. For peace must be dared. It is itself the great venture and can never… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I‘ve said it once and I will say it again, why can‘t everyone just speak English? The Americans give it a bit of a go… — Louise Rennison
From the errors of other nations, let us learn wisdom, — Thomas Paine
One by one, these disciples would infect the nations with grace. It wasn't a call to take the sword or the throne and force the… — Shane Claiborne
What sparks wars? The will to power, the backbone of human nature. The threat of violence, the fear of violence, or actual violence, is the… — David Mitchell
Herein lies the heart and soul of the nations. Their right to be free men, Their desire to live in peace, Their courage to seek… — Terry Brooks
For me, the most ironic token of [the first human moon landing] is the plaque signed by President Richard M. Nixon that Apollo 11 took… — Carl Sagan
Chiron had said once that nations were the most foolish of mortal inventions. "No man is worth more than another, wherever he is from. — Madeline Miller
There is no greater power on this earth than story.” Will paced the length of the room. “People think boundaries and borders build nations. Nonsense—words… — Libba Bray
People think boundaries and borders build nations. Nonsense-words do. Beliefs, declarations, constitutions-words. Stories. Myths. Lies. Promises. History — Libba Bray
I tremble because of the sufferings of those persecuted in different lands. I tremble thinking about the eternal destiny of their torturers. I tremble for… — Richard Wurmbrand
What does seem to me poisonous, what breeds a type of patriotism that is pernicious if it lasts but not likely to last long in… — C.S. Lewis
I will never be without information,' she determined. 'I will do better than my sisters. If a bird or any other beast comes out of… — Catherynne M. Valente
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to… — Alexander Hamilton
don’t believe the war is simply the work of politicians and capitalists. Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and… — Anne Frank
Those who lived in peaceful nations had looked the other way as members of their own species starved on their door step. — Stephenie Meyer
The time has come for an all-out war against poverty. The rich nations must use their vast resources of wealth to develop the underdeveloped, school… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
At 8:23 there seemed every chance of a lasting alliance starting between Florin and Guilder. At 8:24 the two nations were very close to war. — William Goldman
Do the gods of different nations talk to each other?...Is there some annual get-together where they compare each other's worshippers? Mine will bow their faces… — Orson Scott Card
We owe Christ to the world--to the least person and to the greatest person, to the richest person and to the poorest person, to the… — David Platt
A legacy that powerful does not disappear. Next to the Egyptians, the Greeks and Romans were babies. Our modern nations like Great Britain and America?… — Rick Riordan
Of all the small nations of this earth, perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind. — Winston Churchill
Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons." Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl who was shot in the head… — Malala Yousafzai
O time, swift robber of all created things, how many kings, how many nations hast thou undone, and how many changes of states and of… — Leonardo da Vinci

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