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Nation Quotes
"Nations are born in the hearts of poets, they prosper and die in the hands of politicians."
81
"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese."
52
"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."
52
"There's a civic nationalism in Britain and dozens of other countries."
47
"The resources of our continent attract, more than ever, the interests of rich countries."
40
"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."
38
"In general, every country has the language it deserves."
36
"When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open."
35
"If such a young nation as the U.S. could make it to superpower status, we could do it as well."
35
"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."
35
"For as long as multinational communities have existed, their weak point has always been the relations between different nations."
35
"There is so much that we need to do for our country. I don't think that we can afford to wait."
34
"In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear."
34
"Stay with us, please remain in this country and constitute a nation based on national unity."
33
"I always said that Wahhabism is unacceptable for the Chechen nation."
33
"One does not inhabit a country; one inhabits a language. That is our country, our fatherland - and no other."
32
"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."
32
"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."
31
"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."
30
"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."
29
"The price of crude oil accounts for 55 percent of the price of a gallon of gasoline, driven by global supply and demand. The United States depends on foreign sources of oil for 62 percent of our nation's supply. By 2010, this is projected to jump to 75 percent."
28
"We have not created any sort of democratic test for any nation."
27
"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."
27
"A well balanced, inclusive approach, according to certain standards and ideals, is essential for the proper governance of any country."
27
"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."
26
"Let us reject violence and selfishness which could destroy our country's unity."
24
"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."
24
"Without the United States, there simply would not have been an armed uprising in our country."
24
"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."
24
"Does any one know the number of illegal arms in the country?"
23
"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."
22
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