Best Their Country Lines
218 Their Country quotes by 191 unique authors
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After the Second World War, people in Japan no longer died for their country, and even that expression was no longer used.
— Naoto Kan
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The annual award of $5,000 goes to an author for a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults. Scott O'Dell…
— Scott O'Dell
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The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In their country, the cherry blossom represents the fragility and…
— Homaro Cantu
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When I was growing up you would see big American films that really mythologised their landscape, that really showed the vastness and the drama of…
— Baz Luhrmann
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In schools all over the world, little boys learn that their country is the greatest in the world, and the highest honor that could befall…
— Myriam Miedzian
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Gentlemen, do you know what is the finest speech that I ever in my life heard or read? It is the address of Garibaldi to…
— Lajos Kossuth
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Hear me profess sincerely: had I a dozen sons, each in my love alike, and none less dear than thine and my good Marcius, I…
— William Shakespeare
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The glorious memory of brave men is continually renewed; the fame of those who have performed any noble deed is never allowed to die; and…
— Polybius
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In developing countries the situation could be even worse because developing countries do not have to count their emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. Private companies…
— Jennifer Morgan
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I traveled a good deal all over the world, and I got along pretty good in all these foreign countries, for I have a theory…
— Will Rogers
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There is no such thing as a Palestinian people... It is not as if we came and threw them out and took their country. They…
— Golda Meir
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There are courageous and honest men enough in both sections to fight. There is no question of courage involved. The people of both sections of…
— Robert Toombs
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The soldier is willing to give their life, perhaps for someone they never even met in their country. That's a very high love.
— Frederick Lenz
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It's fair to say average Americans think that the average Afghan doesn't want American troops in their country.
— Ashraf Ghani
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There's no reason someone who has fought for their country should be homeless of jobless.
— Chris Kyle
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I have heard my fill of hurtful words. I think it's especially egregious when citizens like me, who point out abuses in their country, are…
— Gunter Grass
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Liberals become indignant when you question their patriotism, but simultaneously work overtime to give terrorists a cushion for the next attack and laugh at dumb…
— Ann Coulter
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This self-congratulatory notion Americans have that their country is Number One is borne of ignorance and bad manners.
— Bryan Cranston
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As it happens, I have personally been something of an enthusiast for the London Olympic games, mainly on the grounds a) that a bit of…
— Evan Davis
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America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.
— John Doolittle
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The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes, in which former terrorists become well-regarded representatives of their country.
— Jurgen Habermas
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Americans need to educate themselves, from elementary school onward, about what their country has done abroad. And they need to play a more active role…
— Mohsin Hamid
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Today, Arizona's sons and daughters, mothers and fathers are proudly serving their country.
— Jane D. Hull
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Then, in that hour of deliverance, my heart spoke. Does not such a country, and such defenders of their country, deserve a song?
— Francis Scott Key
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Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit…
— Douglas MacArthur
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