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Nation Quotes
"Nations are born in the hearts of poets, they prosper and die in the hands of politicians."
292
"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese."
201
"There's a civic nationalism in Britain and dozens of other countries."
195
"One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland - and no other."
180
"Stay with us, please remain in this country and constitute a nation based on national unity."
172
"Other nations use 'force'; we Britons alone use 'Might'."
171
"We don't think that we are in a quarrel with anybody. We may have a difference of opinion, but we'll not allow such differences of opinion to grow into a problem that stands in the way of reconstructing the country and regaining the democratic path."
165
"But thanks to the efforts, the initiative of the United States and of the several countries from the world, from Europe, including Turkey, it ended within a few weeks."
163
"But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries."
161
"I believe that the capital of the Republic of Albania is a suitable venue for discussing the dialogue among religions and civilizations, notably in the countries of South East Europe, because we are well familiar with this country's track record of religious tolerance."
160
"For as long as multinational communities have existed, their weak point has always been the relations between different nations."
157
"Let us reject violence and selfishness which could destroy our country's unity."
152
"The resources of our continent attract, more than ever, the interests of rich countries."
149
"We're working on accession to the WTO very actively. We still have several countries with which we need to conclude agreements and possibly that will happen next year."
147
"There is so much that we need to do for our country. I don't think that we can afford to wait."
145
"If such a young nation as the U.S. could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well."
145
"In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear."
144
"When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open."
143
"Clearly it is better that, when someone is wanted by the international police, and this person travels, and a country knows about it, that country reports the fact."
143
"If a Labour movement, on a bourgeois basis, has hitherto existed in the country where the new movement is awakening it will certainly not disappear all at once."
143
"My obligation as president, and what I promise the country, is that the courts will be able to do their job free of all pressure."
142
"The Holocaust committed by the Nazis turned this country, where most of the European Jews used to live and where their culture used to flourish, into a massive grave. This is why initiatives to revive Jewish culture in Poland is so important."
140
"We have not created any sort of democratic test for any nation."
137
"In the United Nations, when China entered, we voted on the same position, and since then we have maintained the same position, that position has not changed."
135
"I always said that Wahhabism is unacceptable for the Chechen nation."
134
"Eradicate poverty. This is all that matters in my country. When I am out training I think about this a lot; when I am running it is going over in my mind. As a country we cannot move forward until we eradicate poverty."
133
"A well balanced, inclusive approach, according to certain standards and ideals, is essential for the proper governance of any country."
133
"To properly reflect the changes of the world and of the UN, with its growing number of member states, we would like to see an enlargement of the SC that gives room for new members, not least developing countries."
132
"In general, every country has the language it deserves."
131
"Without the United States, there simply would not have been an armed uprising in our country."
131
"Does any one know the number of illegal arms in the country?"
126
"What's very important is that we build a space that matters in the world, one that operates according to democratic rules, and that small and large countries enjoy a good relationship."
114
"Thus we have at least a national song that unites all Germans, and is the symbol of our sixty-million nation."
113
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