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Nation Quotes


"No nation is so great as to be able to afford, in the long run, to remain outside an increasingly universal League of Nations."


"It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas."


"I am hopeful about any future for whites in this country, but not entirely optimistic."


"Tony Blair - good thing there are not parliamentary elections in this country."


"Every perfect traveler always creates the country where he travels."


"I always ask two questions: How many countries have military bases in the United States? And in how many countries does the United States not have military bases?"


"A nation without dregs and malcontents is orderly, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come."



"Methamphetamine is a highly dangerous drug that is wreaking havoc on families and communities throughout this country. The drug's use is spreading across the United States."


"Of course, I grew up in Communist Romania, but I am happy to say that now our country is democratic, and prospering, since the revolution in 1989."



"Let me share some facts with you about the law in most of our country. California is in many ways a little different from the rest of the world, and California has better gun laws than many states, although California's need to be improved."


"But if they want to really think about the fiscal future of this country, then think about how we have moved from hundreds of billions of surpluses to hundreds of billions of deficits."


"You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida."


"I envision someday a great, peaceful South Africa in which the world will take pride, a nation in which each of many different groups will be making its own creative contribution."


"Yes, Socialists should defend their country in great historical crises."


"The U.S. has the finest research scientists in the world, but we are falling far behind other countries, like South Korea and Singapore, that are moving forward with embryonic stem cell research."



"I was born in 1940 in Minnesota and grew up in the country... dirt roads, swamps, lakes, woods."


"The principal or highest part of the mountain having changed its direction to east and west, I ascended it in such manner as to leave its most elevated ranges to the south and travelled north west over a very rough and broken country generally covered with snow."


"The moon and other celestial bodies should be free for exploration and use by all countries. No country should be permitted to advance a claim of sovereignty."


"A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation."


"The achievements we forge in this place and in our nation will not be those of one person or one party."


"We inhabit a language rather than a country."



"I realized that in those nine seasons I started out at about 225 pounds and I felt, you know, full figured fabulous woman but in those seasons I gained 75 pounds up to over 300 pounds all in front of the nation."


"As I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about the analogy of a bankruptcy proceeding. There is no doubt that Iraq as a country is bankrupt."



"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?"



"The United Nations has a lot of capacity on the ground."


"The thing I can say about Japan is they were progressive for a country that is very male dominant."


"Our first Prime Minister saw a country that would be known for its generosity of spirit. And so it is."


"If your kids attend school and grades are up that will make $1,000 contributions to some 10,000 kids across the country, are challenging kids to learn foreign languages or challenging kids to get summer jobs or seek summer enrichment opportunities?"


"It can be rebuilt if other countries with selfish interests will not meddle, as has been done in the past."


"The citizen who criticizes his country is paying it an implied tribute."
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