Quotes About Nation

Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform that stand in harm's way on behalf of a very grateful Nation, let me first honor the sacrifices of September 11.

A nation's path to greatness lies in its economic prowess and ... militarism, empire, and aggression lead to a dead end.

Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.

May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country.

When a nation issues ultimatums, it leaves no room for compromise and ensures that war will continue.

The non-Jewish Arab population of mandate Palestine, initially twice the size of the Yishuv, supported by Muslims throughout the Middle East, strongly resisted the Jewish intrusion into what they perceived as their nation.

man can live or work far beyond the earth's atmosphere … the first nation to do this will control the earth.

So tractable, so peaceable, are these people," Columbus wrote to the King and Queen of Spain, "that I swear to your Majesties there is not in the world a better nation. They love their neighbors as themselves, and their discourse is ever sweet and gentle, and accompanied with a smile; and though it is true that they are naked, yet their manners are decorous and praiseworthy.

Ideas of human dignity and liberty did the trick, making the inventions and then investments profitable for entrepreneurs and the nation. As the economic historian Joel Mokyr puts it, "economic change in all periods depends, more than most economists think, on what people believe.

A nation which thinks that it is belief in God and not good law which makes people honest does not seem to me very advanced.

Hoy el país señala a los corruptos con el dedo índice, pero no sabe qué hacer con el resto de la mano. ¿Empujar las reformas estructurales o detenerlas? ¿Abrir más los mercados a la competencia o frenarla? ¿Promover un proyecto alternativo de nación o criticar su falta de viabilidad?

Happy Memorial Day! The celebration of "Memorial Day" had began after the Civil War, when it was known as "Decoration Day." Today, Memorial Day is a very special day in America, on the last Monday in May, when we honor all American Heroes who sacrificed their lives for our great nation. Our respectful salute to all American Heroes. God Bless America!

You'll find that Loyalty is always reciprocated in life, and unquestioned loyalty often earns tremendous respect. There is something fundamentally important missing in your life, if you don't feel any loyalty towards your family, friends, teachers, leaders, employees and employers. And there is definitely something wrong in your character, in my view, if you don't have loyalty towards your nation.

This knowledge, the knowledge that the physical well-being of the citizen is an important foundation for all of the activities of the nation, is as old as Western civilization itself.

The gurus come from the sickliest nation on earth to tell us how to live. And we pay them for it.

No person among us desires any other reward for performing a brave and worthy action, but the consciousness of having served his nation.

If America ever passes out as a great nation, we ought to put on our tombstone: America died from a delusion she had Moral Leadership.

We need to fix our souls. Our souls are broken in this nation. We have lost our way. And it begins with inspiration. It begins with leadership.

Our vision is to look through the eyes of our kids. We are a lucky, peaceful nation. We are an unselfish people. That's one of our proudest national attributes.

One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.

I must say that part of our national wealth is not only the nation's people but those people who lead them.

The overwhelming majority of our nation - intellectuals, academics, theologians, the greats, and the leadership - are in favor of getting the sanctions removed.

This nation has gotten away from the principles of the founding fathers under the failed leadership of Barack Obama. This country could use a president like Benjamin Franklin again.

America is a nation of immigrants. And so the question is, how do we make legal immigration faster, less bureaucratic, cut the red tape?