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Nation Quotes
"Historically, the host nations do well in Euro 2000."
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"I think some of the things I deal with Hopper probably has dealt with also, since it's somewhat the same environment and I have pretty strong reactions to what this country looks like. It looks pretty dull and spare, and you like this and dislike it and it's very complicated."
8
"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."
8
"The country's top chefs, designers, media personalities and businesses are part of this dynamic city. We know that Chicagoans are used to the highest standards."
8
"For 73 years a totalitarian regime ruled the country. Totalitarian regime."
8
"The United Nations has become a place where many countries seek to achieve a lynching of the United States by resolution."
8
"The use of methamphetamines has become pervasive in our country, and especially in rural areas."
8
"I take great pride in the fact that I have lived in a Spanish-speaking country."
8
"Thousand got away to other countries; thousands returned to Spain tempted by false promises of kindness. By the tens of thousands, these Spaniards died of neglect in the concentration camps."
8
"My London constituency in Hackney has one of the highest levels of gun crime in the country. But the problem is no longer confined to inner city areas. Gun crime has spread to communities all over Britain."
8
"There's a clear example of resolve in this country to fight back."
8
"And internalization is used in this country as a very effective political tool."
8
"I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone."
8
"The UN Commission on Human Rights, whose membership in recent years has included countries - such as Libya and Sudan - which have deplorable human rights records, and the recent Oil-for-Food scandal, are just a few examples of why reform is so imperative."
8
"You don't need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight."
8
"We have record high temperatures and record high energy prices across the country, and we've seen the dangerous effects caused by extreme temperatures in the past."
8
"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."
8
"In light of the attacks on mass transit systems in other countries, shouldn't we be beefing up?... Clearly more could be done."
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"Hungary is very similar to Bulgaria. I know they're different countries."
8
"France cannot be destroyed. She is an old country who, despite her misfortunes, has, and always will have, thanks to her past, a tremendous prestige in the world, whatever the fate inflicted upon her."
8
"We will learn together how to solve the problems of the country."
8
"As the highest ranking American official in the United Nations organization, I came to understand thoroughly that the national constitutional processes of the member states define the status of territories under their sovereignty."
8
"We had to depend on other institutions to do research on our behalf. We had to use the information that already existed to craft the best practices to distribute throughout the country. And we had to do all of that in ten months."
8
"It was one thing to contain the Soviet Union in Europe because Britain, France, and Germany were all willing to join in. But will Japan and other Asian countries be willing to join in the containment of China?"
8
"You cannot speak on behalf of a nation when you have no mandate to do so."
8
"The principles upon which a safety lamp might be constructed I stated to several persons long before Sir Humphrey Davy came into this part of the country."
8
"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."
8
"Let's start to have a grown up debate in this country about who we are and where we want to go and what kind of country we want to build."
8
"Well, you know, I think in conversations with members of the Senate and others, they all recognize that the issue of immigration is important. It's important to our nation, it's important to our public safety, it's important to our security, it's important to our economic well-being moving forward. And it's not something that's going to go away."
8
"Intolerance has been the curse of our country."
8
"It is impossible that the whisper of a faction should prevail against the voice of a nation."
7
"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."
7
"Today, we have a trade regime which has led to the largest trade deficits this country has ever experienced."
7
"This country is becoming increasingly authoritarian. It's based on capital punishment."
7
"A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world."
7
"There's no question that we need tougher drunk-driving laws for repeat offenders. We need to take a lesson from European countries where driving isn't a right but a privilege."
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