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"Thus the whole country was broken into many shreds and patches of sovereignty."
John Lothrop Motley
"Thus the whole country was broken into many shreds and patches of sovereignty."
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"You know, the country is basically peaceful."
Paul Bremer
"You know, the country is basically peaceful."
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"This country is a better place because Fox News has succeeded."
Bill O'Reilly
"This country is a better place because Fox News has succeeded."
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"Creating a nation requires the will of the people!"
Edmund Barton
"Creating a nation requires the will of the people!"
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"As the treaty made with the United States was the first treaty entered into by your country with other countries, therefore the President regards Japan with peculiar friendliness."
Townsend Harris
"As the treaty made with the United States was the first treaty entered into by your country with other countries, therefore the President regards Japan with peculiar friendliness."
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"I'm not a politician. I'm not a lawyer. I'm just a country boy."
Max Burns
"I'm not a politician. I'm not a lawyer. I'm just a country boy."
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"I actually defeated an incumbent Republican senator who was part of the Jesse Helm's political machine in North Carolina, the result of which is I'm now the senior senator from North Carolina instead of Jesse Helms, which is a very good thing for this country."
John Edwards
"I actually defeated an incumbent Republican senator who was part of the Jesse Helm's political machine in North Carolina, the result of which is I'm now the senior senator from North Carolina instead of Jesse Helms, which is a very good thing for this country."
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"I have never had a vote, and I have raised hell all over this country. You don't need a vote to raise hell! You need convictions and a voice!"
Mother Jones
"I have never had a vote, and I have raised hell all over this country. You don't need a vote to raise hell! You need convictions and a voice!"
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"Acts of anti-Semitism in countries throughout the world, including some of the world's strongest democracies, have increased significantly in frequency and scope over the last several years."
Tim Holden
"Acts of anti-Semitism in countries throughout the world, including some of the world's strongest democracies, have increased significantly in frequency and scope over the last several years."
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"Hungary is very similar to Bulgaria. I know they're different countries."
Kevin Keegan
"Hungary is very similar to Bulgaria. I know they're different countries."
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"For a country is not merely a piece of earth; it is, above all, a compendium of social, cultural, and historical factors which begin to acquire sense and order through the process of writing."
Juan Goytisolo
"For a country is not merely a piece of earth; it is, above all, a compendium of social, cultural, and historical factors which begin to acquire sense and order through the process of writing."
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"This is just the United States. All the rest of the countries, all over the world, are proud of Michael. It's here we have the most trouble out of them."
Joseph Jackson
"This is just the United States. All the rest of the countries, all over the world, are proud of Michael. It's here we have the most trouble out of them."
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"I respect a system that says we're going to put every bit of pressure on anybody we have to put it on to get to the drug dealer who is bringing his poison into the country."
Bill McCollum
"I respect a system that says we're going to put every bit of pressure on anybody we have to put it on to get to the drug dealer who is bringing his poison into the country."
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"Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal."
Desmond Tutu
"Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal."
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"The fact is that we cannot drill our way to independence. We cannot drill our way to freedom, and we cannot drill our way to create jobs in this country."
Jay Inslee
"The fact is that we cannot drill our way to independence. We cannot drill our way to freedom, and we cannot drill our way to create jobs in this country."
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"But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?"
George Steinbrenner
"But why shouldn't I speak out? Don't you speak out in this country?"
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"The Democratic Party, all the candidates from Washington, they all know each other, they all move in the same circles, and what I'm doing is breaking into the country club."
Howard Dean
"The Democratic Party, all the candidates from Washington, they all know each other, they all move in the same circles, and what I'm doing is breaking into the country club."
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"We are a communicating nation which needs access to space, access to the seas."
Malcolm Wallop
"We are a communicating nation which needs access to space, access to the seas."
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"In this country you can say aloud or publish just about anything you like."
William Greider
"In this country you can say aloud or publish just about anything you like."
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"I'm surprised that we've gotten to a point where we don't put our country first and put our party first."
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
"I'm surprised that we've gotten to a point where we don't put our country first and put our party first."
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"Our nation's anti-hunger programs need to be strengthened."
Jose Serrano
"Our nation's anti-hunger programs need to be strengthened."
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"The use of methamphetamines has become pervasive in our country, and especially in rural areas."
Collin C. Peterson
"The use of methamphetamines has become pervasive in our country, and especially in rural areas."
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"See, justice is a joke in this country, and it stinks of its hypocricy."
H. Rap Brown
"See, justice is a joke in this country, and it stinks of its hypocricy."
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"It will be sufficient to point to the enormous burdens which armaments place on the economic, social, and intellectual resources of a nation, as well as on its budget and taxes."
Ludwig Quidde
"It will be sufficient to point to the enormous burdens which armaments place on the economic, social, and intellectual resources of a nation, as well as on its budget and taxes."
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"In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail over the others; and in certain marked peculiarities the strongest tend to be the best."
Walter Bagehot
"In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail over the others; and in certain marked peculiarities the strongest tend to be the best."
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"We have indeed been fortunate in this country. Over the last 200 some odd years since our Nation was founded, rarely have there been attacks upon our homeland."
Virgil Goode
"We have indeed been fortunate in this country. Over the last 200 some odd years since our Nation was founded, rarely have there been attacks upon our homeland."
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"The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries do."
Townsend Harris
"The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries do."
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"The problems of our country are very fast to recognize."
Peter Bichsel
"The problems of our country are very fast to recognize."
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"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth."
Thomas J. Jackson
"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth."
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"You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country."
Sara Paretsky
"You get weird and unsettling behaviour in the country."
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"It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between."
Diane Ackerman
"It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between."
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"Right now I own shares of companies in 28 countries."
Jim Rogers
"Right now I own shares of companies in 28 countries."
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"Even today with the problems that we face, who would you rather be? Which country would you trade places with?"
Marco Rubio
"Even today with the problems that we face, who would you rather be? Which country would you trade places with?"
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"I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements, so very important to this country's functioning around the world, has not only broken, but it has broken completely."
Xavier Becerra
"I hate to say it but I think it has become very obvious that our system for devising trade agreements, so very important to this country's functioning around the world, has not only broken, but it has broken completely."
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"I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years either."
Trent Lott
"I want to say this about my state. When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years either."
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"Canada has two emblems - the beaver and the maple."
John W. Dawson
"Canada has two emblems - the beaver and the maple."
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"No longer should we rely on oil from countries that are not necessarily friendly or democratic."
Cathy McMorris
"No longer should we rely on oil from countries that are not necessarily friendly or democratic."
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"There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues."
J. William Fulbright
"There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues."
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"I think it's clear to me that what - when I look at the tea party, it's about one-third Democrat, one-third Republican, one-third independents. But 100 percent of them are sure that the agenda that is taking place in Washington, D.C., is about extremism and is about bankrupting this country and every state within this country."
Jeff Sessions
"I think it's clear to me that what - when I look at the tea party, it's about one-third Democrat, one-third Republican, one-third independents. But 100 percent of them are sure that the agenda that is taking place in Washington, D.C., is about extremism and is about bankrupting this country and every state within this country."
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"Lots of times you can feel as an exile in a country that you were born in."
Azar Nafisi
"Lots of times you can feel as an exile in a country that you were born in."
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"Do we want in this nation to lose the backbone of manufacturing in this country? Do we want to be a nation that doesn't want to manufacture anything?"
Jennifer M. Granholm
"Do we want in this nation to lose the backbone of manufacturing in this country? Do we want to be a nation that doesn't want to manufacture anything?"
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"What this country needs is more unemployed politicians."
Angela Davis
"What this country needs is more unemployed politicians."
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"It is perfectly obvious that no one nor any single country can save the world from the horrors of tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes and winged influenza."
Richard Reeves
"It is perfectly obvious that no one nor any single country can save the world from the horrors of tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes and winged influenza."
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"If our country is serious about reducing our dependency on foreign oil, we need to get serious about mobilizing the infrastructure necessary to distribute and dispense the next generation of fuels."
Bart Gordon
"If our country is serious about reducing our dependency on foreign oil, we need to get serious about mobilizing the infrastructure necessary to distribute and dispense the next generation of fuels."
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"And we have abundant natural energy resources in the country. We haven't been taking adequate advantage of them, and we can burn coal in a clean way; we could improve the grid."
John W. Snow
"And we have abundant natural energy resources in the country. We haven't been taking adequate advantage of them, and we can burn coal in a clean way; we could improve the grid."
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"We must send a very clear message that if you enter our country illegally and then you commit one of these offenses, you will be dealt with harshly and you will pay a heavy price for your conduct."
John Shadegg
"We must send a very clear message that if you enter our country illegally and then you commit one of these offenses, you will be dealt with harshly and you will pay a heavy price for your conduct."
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"Despite the negativity coming from the President's opponents, the United States remains fully committed to assisting the Iraqis in restoring security and rebuilding their nation."
Craig L. Thomas
"Despite the negativity coming from the President's opponents, the United States remains fully committed to assisting the Iraqis in restoring security and rebuilding their nation."
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"The problem is that in our country, they make it almost impossible for politicians to win anything. In England it's easier to win a libel suit."
Rand Paul
"The problem is that in our country, they make it almost impossible for politicians to win anything. In England it's easier to win a libel suit."
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"You're looking for players whose name on the front of the sweater is more important than the one on the back. I look for these players to play hard, to play smart and to represent their country."
Herb Brooks
"You're looking for players whose name on the front of the sweater is more important than the one on the back. I look for these players to play hard, to play smart and to represent their country."
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"Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right."
Carl Schurz
"Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right."
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