Quotes About Country

Mr. Roosevelt has gathered around him a body of public servants who are nowhere surpassed, I question whether they are anywhere equaled, for efficiency, self-sacrifice, and an absolute devotion to their country's interests. Many of them are poor men, without private means, who have voluntarily abandoned high professional ambitions and turned their backs on the rewards of business to serve their country on salaries that are not merely inadequate, but indecently so.

That is why I decline to recognize the mere multimillionaire, the man of mere wealth, as an asset of value to any country; and especially as not an asset to my own country. If he has earned or uses his wealth in a way that makes him a real benefit, of real use- and such is often the case- why, then he does become an asset of real worth.

Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiency or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else.

Singing is my passion and I always wanted to travel the country.

I see a sweet country. I could rest my weapon there.

Find in any country the Ablest Man that exists there; raise him to the supreme place, and loyally reverence him: you have a perfect government for that country; no ballot-box, parliamentary eloquence, voting, constitution-building, or other machinery whatsoever can improve it a whit.

The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.

But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.

I love my country, and the mental and physical demands of the Navy SEALs was what I had been training for my whole life growing up in Montana.

It's very important for us as a group of Navy SEALs, to make sure that the message that we send to the country is that we're ready to serve any commander in chief, the elected head of the armed forces, that the people of the United States elect. That is our mission, that's our duty, as Navy SEALs.

The United States Navy is of critical importance to the defense of this country and to maintaining freedom of the seas internationally.

The country life near Manchester I really love.

You know the puritan ethic that started out four centuries ago in this country, needless to say - at least for the moment - a thing of the past - from what I can tell.

What this country needs is a really good five cent cigar.

While we are guarding the country, we must accept being the guardian of the finest ethics. The country needs it and we must do it.

We have to talk about the negativity, but we have to enjoy the beauty of what this country, culturally, has done.

Russia is a European country, and so we'd better, if we want a powerful Europe, negotiate with Russia.

Labour can no longer impose a future on the country, instead it must negotiate one.

For any country - and that includes Mexico and the U.S. - having good, robust relationships with crucial allies and neighbors, that's putting your country first.

I'd actually like to make a country album one day. One of my idols is Neil Young, because he's kept himself from being bored.

Nepal is a magical country and one of the only places in the world where they are winning the fight against illegal poaching.

You know, there are people making a lot of money in this country who can actually afford their own health care. We are in a situation where we got a safety net in place in this country for people who frankly don't need one. We got to focus on making sure we got a safety net for those who actually need it.

Most Americans get that there is a need for a safety net in our country, and we support that safety net.

I've been watching RFD-TV for a few years. As a person who lives mostly in the country, I appreciate a network that shows the many facets of rural life.