Quotes About Nation

I think it's so important we're a nation of laws but also a nation of immigrants.

We are a nation of immigrants.

For too long, our immigration system has failed to live up to the ideals and principles our nation was founded on.

As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's economy and culture.

Our Nation's immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal immigrants.

We are a nation of laws and we must enforce our immigration laws.

I think the law is equal for everyone and no one is immune from the law of the nation, the legal system.

Our leaders have to stop ignoring the impact that culture is having on our nation.

Humans and nations are imperfect, and through our collective efforts, we hope to improve our nation and bring hope and opportunity to millions who lack it.

Improving our nation's education system has long been the cornerstone of my policy agenda.

Empowering women leads to a more inclusive growth of society and the nation.

The fight for a truly inclusive nation that embraces its diversity is not over and perhaps will never be.

For a nation, the choices that determine whether income doubles in one generation or two dwarf all other economic policy concerns.

Fairfax was incredibly important to the shaping of the country.

Any nation has the right and will indeed defend herself.

Let no one challenge India's secularism.

Everyone today is so fragmented. This isn't a country anymore. It's a collection of tribes, all competing with each other for jobs, money, media attention. When I was young, we were all Americans. Back then, we did what we had to, or what we could, to make this a better nation. We did what was right, what was moral.

There is no greater threat to a free and democratic nation than a government that fails to protect its citizen's freedom and liberty as aggressively as it pursues justice.

Righteousness exalteth a nation.

There is truth and there are lies, lies told for power and for profit. And each of us has a duty and a responsibility as citizens, as Americans, and especially as leaders, leaders who have pledged to honor our Constitution and protect our nation, to defend the truth and defeat the lies.

Four more years of Donald Trump will fundamentally change the nature of who we are as a nation. We've got to restore this country's soul, that's essential. As long as this president is there, we're not going to be able to that.

There are periods in our country's history when Americans re-examine the essence of our social contract. They have occurred half a dozen times. These periods invariably include debate over the meaning of our "civil bible" -- the Constitution -- because we have relied so much on that document to articulate how we see ourselves as a people and how we see ourselves as a nation.

Deep in the heart of every American, I think there burns a flame. It's an inheritance from every generation of Americans that has come before us. That's why we have overcome every crisis we have ever faced before. It's what makes this nation so special, why we stand apart. That flame is not going to be extinguished in this moment. If our leadership does its part, the American people will do more than their part.

So now, on this hallowed ground, where just a few days ago violence sought to shake the Capitol's very foundation, we come together as one nation under God, indivisible, to carry out the peaceful transfer of power as we have for more than two centuries. As we look ahead in our uniquely American way, restless, bold, optimistic, and set our sights on the nation we know we can be and we must be.