Quotes About Nations

The time always comes in which nations and women even the most stupid perceive that their innocence is being abused. The cleverest policy may for a long time proceed in a course of deceit; but it would be very happy for men if they could carry on their deceit to an infinite period; a vast amount of bloodshed would then be avoided, both in nations and in families.

In individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record.

The Battle of the Marne was one of the decisive battles of the world not because it determined that Germany would ultimately lose or the Allies ultimately win the war but because it determined that the war would go on. There was no looking back, Joffre told the soldiers on the eve. Afterward there was no turning back. The nations were caught in a trap, a trap made during the first thirty days out of battles that failed to be decisive, a trap from which there was, and has been, no exit.

Envy of the older nations gnawed at him. He complained to Theodore Roosevelt that the English nobility on continental tours never visited Berlin but always went to Paris.

in contrast to the approach in many other nations, it is unusual in the United States to find any comprehensive privacy laws." Even when privacy laws are on the books, those laws almost universally exempt law enforcement.

When soul to soul can message send-- Dispatched from mind to mind-- All nations will be swayed by thought, And thought will rule mankind.

Believe it, brethren, God looks for more from England, than from most nations in the world; and for more from you that enjoy these helps, than from the dark, untaught congregations of the land.

Corporations do a lot of things well, but not run nations, for obvious reasons.

History is not reassuring on the subject of the longevity of seemingly lasting great nations, is it?

Protection and patriotism are reciprocal. This is the way which has led nations to greatness.

When the happy era shall arrive for the emancipation of nations, hastened on as it will be by the example of America, shall they not resort to the Declaration of our Independence as the charter of their rights, and will not its author be hailed as the benefactor of the redeemed?

Under the Paris agreement, every one of the 147 signatories issues what is called an 'intended nationally determined contribution' (INDC), which amounts to a promise that the nation will take certain actions to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by a certain date.

Our foreign aid to other nations should never be used to harm.

The chief job of foreign policy today is helping to figure out the rules for the global economy and defending each nation's interests within it.

Inefficient nations were always conquered sooner or later

I call upon all nations to do everything they can to stop these terrorist killers. Thank you. Now watch this drive.

See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction. —George W. Bush, Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003

Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.

This is proved by the affinity of the two nations in language and habits, in arms as well as in customs, even to the present day.

And most importantly perhaps, children can learn about their rights, share their knowledge with the children of other nations, identify problems with them and establish how they might work together to address them.

Indeed, if all of humankind could cooperate, trade and work together as the nations of the EU have done, then there would be more peace, prosperity and progress on this earth.

Pope John Paul II was a man of peace, a friend of the Jewish nation... and worked for the historic reconciliation between the nations and for the renewal of diplomatic ties between Israel and the Vatican at the end of 1993.

Many governments and corporations take no moral responsibility for the enslavement of migrant workers and freely do business with states built on the back of slave labour. Illicit financial flows and tax evasion are ignored in the interests of some nations and their corporations, stripping the tax base that is so vital for essential services.

For nations and societies, the 'good' or benefit of technology is often expressed in economic terms, in measures such as workplace productivity and business growth.