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We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us..... The old "manifest destiny" idea ought to be… — Francis John McConnell
The United States of America is still run by its citizens. The government works for us. Rank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions or… — Molly Ivins
The solidarity which binds all men together as members of a common family makes it impossible for wealthy nations to look with indifference upon the… — Pope John XXIII
We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind. To do so… — Wangari Maathai
In 1989, thirteen nations comprising 1,695,000 people experienced nonviolent revolutions that succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations . . . If we add all the countries… — Walter Wink
Today, peace means the ascent from simple coexistence to cooperation and common creativity among countries and nations. — Mikhail Gorbachev
No achievement can be higher than that of working in harmony with other nations so that the lash of war may be lifted from our… — Cordell Hull
Never have the nations of the world had so much to lose, or so much to gain. Together we shall save our planet, or together… — John F. Kennedy
Somehow we must transform the dynamics of the world power struggle from the negative nuclear arms race which no one can win to a positive… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Something that's of common interest to every man, woman and child on the planet must surely be the notion of 'Peace'. Without 'Peace' we cannot… — Annie Lennox
It is clear that the nations of the world now can only rise and fall together. It is not a question of one nation winning… — Carl Sagan
Did you know that every two hours the nations of this world spend as much on armaments as they spend on the children of this… — Peter Ustinov
Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds. — Mahatma Gandhi
The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred eventually is torn… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
If experience be consulted, it will be found there is no action, however abominable, that has not received the applause of some people. Parricide -… — Baron d'Holbach
If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world. — Kofi Annan
The United Nations exists not merely to preserve the peace but also to make change - even radical change - possible without violent upheaval. The… — Ralph Bunche
A nation, as a society, forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society. — Thomas Jefferson
When we worship God as we ought that's when the nations listen. — Edmund Clowney
Liberty is the breath of life to nations. — George Bernard Shaw
It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and… — George Washington
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted… — Patrick Henry
There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. — Patrick Henry
It is tempting to call for better leadership, but we probably expect too much from the leaders of the nations. Those nations are too big,… — Charles Handy
...let us continue to work together to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security and peace in… — Kofi Annan

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