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Quotes About Country

If we want to build the Iraqis' confidence about our intentions in their country, if we want to stop adding fuel to the fire of insurgency and terrorism, we must clarify our intent.
~ John Conyers
There is no country in the world with the diversity, confidence and talent and black pride like Nigeria.
~ Binyavanga Wainaina
We need to restore the confidence in the country, first of all.
~ Rafik Hariri
Men possessing minds of the first order and who have had opportunities of being known and of acquiring the general confidence do not abound in any country beyond the wants of the country.
~ Thomas Jefferson
We need to inspire and give each other confidence so that the work we do will be fruitful for the well-being of the people and the stability and security of the country.
~ Bhumibol Adulyadej
Country's hip; it's cool music.
~ Ricky Skaggs
I listen to a lot of really old western and country music. Theres a lot of cool stuff in there all the heartbreak of the country darkness.
~ Theophilus London
If our country is to survive and prosper, we must summon the courage to condemn and reject the liberal agenda, and we had better do it soon.
~ Walter E. Williams
You might be a redneck if on your first date you had to ask your Dad to borrow the keys to the tractor.
~ Jeff Foxworthy
My dad was a Communist Party member who fought for his country.
~ Tim Roth
I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible and die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his honour and that of his country, Victory or death.
~ Unknown
When I think of death, I only regret that I will not be able to see this beautiful country anymore unless the Indians are right and my spirit will walk here after I'm gone.
~ Georgia O'Keeffe
Law is death. The more of the law in a country, the worse for the country.
~ Swami Vivekananda
Father Coughlin, the Detroit-area priest who edited a right-wing weekly called Social Justice and whose anti-Semitic virulence aroused the passions of a sizable audience during the country's hard times.
~ Philip Roth
They are there to uphold the law. There are still good men in this country.
~ Philip Roth
You don't have to revere your family, you don't have to revere your country, you don't have to revere where you live, but you have to know you have them, you have to know that you are part of them. Because if you don't, you are just out there on your own and I feel for you.
~ Philip Roth
Because all books are forbidden when a country turns to terror. The scaffolds on the corners, the list of things you may not read. These things always go together.
~ Philippa Gregory
I have overturned the order. Nothing will ever be the same for any woman in this country again.
~ Philippa Gregory
We say that we are the rulers of this country, but we do not make a rule of law. We say that we command these people, but we do not lead them to peace or prosperity. We, their own lords, quarrel among ourselves and bring death to their door, as if our opinions and thoughts and dreams are worth far
~ Philippa Gregory
Why are you storing forbidden books?' I cried out in frustrated anger. 'Why store John Dee's books for him?' His face was gentle. 'Because all books are forbidden when a country turns to terror.
~ Philippa Gregory
It is easier to take a country into war than to bring it to live at peace, and a country at war is a bitter place to live, a risky place to have daughters, and a dangerous place to hope for a son.
~ Philippa Gregory
I feel worse than I have ever done before, because now I know that it is easier to take a country into war than to bring it to live at peace, and a country at war is a bitter place to live, a risky place to have daughters, and a dangerous place to hope for a son.
~ Philippa Gregory
He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act
~ Plato
A great work—yes; but not the greatest, unless he find a State suitable to him; for in a State which is suitable to him, he will have a larger growth and be the saviour of his country, as well as of himself. The causes why philosophy is in such an evil name have now been sufficiently explained: the injustice of the charges against her has been shown—is there anything more which you wish to say? Nothing
~ Plato