Art Quote by John Steinbeck

“The greatness of a nation is not the military power to enforce its will upon others, but rather its capacity to inspire high ideals…

— Anonymous

“The art of war is of vital importance to the State.”

— Sun Tzu

A nation writes its history in the image of its ideal.

— Abba Eban

“A soldier's body is a work of art that contains his country's history.”

— Jane Mendelsohn

“I understood we were now left all on our own in a country heading into the unknown and prepared constantly for war. A country…

— Armando Lucas Correa

“A country is only as strong as its military, and only as moral as the men who serve in its ranks.”

— Michelle Moran

“What is a nation?”

— Timothy Baycroft

“...the state should support art,construed not as amusement but as one of the chief carriers of civilization.”

— Samuel Lipman

“Art invariably grows out of a period when, in general, the artist admires his own nation and wants to win its approval.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“a nation is totally geared to the waging of war, it had better ensure that war keeps occurring somewhere; and”

— James A. Michener

“Perhaps modern esteem for these figures serves as a reminder that, though statesmen may have to struggle mightily to advance their cause, and though…

— Chris DeRose

“As yet no nation can hold its place in the world, or can do any work really worth doing, unless it stands ready to…

— Mary Beth Smith