Quotes with nation-states

Quotes 421 till 440 of 622.

  • Lyndon B. Johnson The men who have guided the destiny of the United States have found the strength for their tasks by going to their knees. This private unity of public men and their God is an enduring source of reassurance for the people of America.
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    American president (1908 - 1973)
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  • P. J. O'Rourke The Middle Eastern states aren't nations; they're quarrels with borders.
    P. J. O'Rourke
    American journalist (1947 - )
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  • Bernie Sanders The minimum wage in Denmark is about twice that of the United States, and people who are totally out of the labor market or unable to care for themselves have a basic income guarantee of about $100 per day.
    Bernie Sanders
    American politician (1941 - )
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  • William Mckinley The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
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  • Mahatma Gandhi The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave. His fetters fall... freedom and slavery are mental states.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • Benjamin Graham The money cost of the reservoir plan literally fades into insignificance when it is compared with the financial burden which the great depression imposed on the nation.
    Storage and Stability Part II, Ch. IX, The Cost of the Reservoir Plan, p
    Benjamin Graham
    British-born American economist, professor and investor (1894 - 1976)
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  • Lewis H. Lapham The more prosperous and settled a nation, the more readily it tends to think of war as a regrettable accident; to nations less fortunate the chance of war presents itself as a possible bountiful friend.
    Lewis H. Lapham
    American essayist and editor (1935 - )
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  • Aleksander Kwasniewski The nation is a community. Community of individuals, community of generations.
    Aleksander Kwasniewski
    Polish politician and journalist (1954 - )
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  • Will Rogers The nation is prosperous on the whole, but how much prosperity is there in a hole?
    Will Rogers
    American actor and humorist (1879 - 1935)
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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    American statesman (1882 - 1945)
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  • Alexander Graham Bell The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
    Alexander Graham Bell
    Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator (1847 - 1922)
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  • Calvin Coolidge The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
    Calvin Coolidge
    American president (1872 - 1933)
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  • Winston Churchill The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • Woodrow Wilson The nation's honor is dearer than the nation's comfort; yes, than the nation's life itself.
    Woodrow Wilson
    American president (1856 - 1924)
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  • George Bernard Shaw The nation's morals are like its teeth: the more decayed they are the more it hurts to touch them.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Bill Goldberg The new age of terrorism isn't on the battlefield: it's in your own backyard. Whether it's at a concert in France or a restaurant in the United States, terrorism doesn't have to happen in a military installation by any stretch of the imagination.
    Bill Goldberg
    American professional wrestler and actor (1966 - )
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  • Bob Beauprez The new discovery of a 3.3 billion barrel oil deposit off Norway's coast cements that nation's claim to being Europe's second largest oil producer.
    Bob Beauprez
    American politician and member (1948 - )
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  • Bill Flores The Obama administration's proposed nuclear deal with Iran endangers the security of our nation and our allies.
    Bill Flores
    American businessman and politician (1954 - )
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  • Shashi Tharoor The only possible idea of India is that of a nation greater than the sum of its parts.
    Shashi Tharoor
    Indian politician and writer (1956 - )
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  • Billy Higgins The people in Japan know more about the history of jazz and the musicians than the people in the United States do.
    Billy Higgins
    American jazz drummer (1936 - 2001)
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