Quotes About Nation

In a healthy nation there is a kind of dramatic balance between the will of the people and the government, which prevents its degeneration into tyranny.

Liberty may make mistakes but tyranny is the death of a nation.

Acceptance by government of a dissident press is a measure of the maturity of a nation.

There isn't much in the way of pure communist spirit, because the whole nation seems to be engaged in capitalistic enterprises. Much of the country still operates under government control.

By adopting programs to distribute substantial amounts of income, a nation guarantees that its government will become more powerful and invasive in other ways.

A good government may, indeed, redress the grievances of an injured people; but a strong people can alone build up a great nation.

Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.

A world government can intervene militarily in the internal affairs of any nation when it disapproves of their activities.

We need a government that does not give in to a globalist agenda, an agenda I am now convinced seeks to bring American as a sovereign nation and the middle class to their knees.

If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state?

I know of no existing nation that deserves to live, and I know of very few individuals.

A good government remains the greatest of human blessings and no nation has ever enjoyed it.

A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent.

The Senate is indeed a deliberative body, and that quality serves the nation well. A slow-moving government helps us maintain a stable government. But slow moving is not the same as immobile.

The three great ends which a statesman ought to propose to himself in the government of a nation are, — 1. Security to possessors; 2. Facility to acquirers; and 3. Hope to all.

It must be that to govern a nation you need a specific talent and that this may very well exist without general ability.

At the U.N., any nation that fights back is censored as an "aggressor."

When the law no longer protects you from the corrupt, but protects the corrupt from you – you know your nation is doomed.

Loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.

We are a nation of laws with respect and recognition of the rule of law. We are not an imperialist government with a monarch abiding by the rule of one man.

My father took one of the toughest jobs in the government because he cared about his nation more than himself. His courage and conviction have always driven me to want to make a difference.

Every nation has the government that it deserves.

I believe that a government has only one religion - India first. A government has only one holy book - our Constitution. A government has only one kind of devotion - towards nation.

I believe transparency in government is key to restoring our nation's faith in its elected leaders.