Nation Quotes

We are not engaged in domestic politics, in church building or in social uplift work, but we are engaged in nation building.

There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.

What we need now is a nation of great people who live to positively impact others and build enduring legacies

Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.

We're not into nation-building. We're into justice.

Infrastructure sector is all about building assets for the country. It is part of nation building.

We are all murderers and prostitutes - no matter to what culture, society, class, nation one belongs, no matter how normal, moral, or mature, one takes oneself to be.

To every people the land is given on condition. Perceived or not, there is a Covenant, beyond the constitution, beyond sovereign guarantee, beyond the nation's sweetest dreams of itself.

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

A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.

Fast Food Nation was boring and aimed at yuppies, and yuppies don't eat fast food.

The longer a nation's history, the more wars, invasions, wanderings, and periods of captivity it has seen-the greater the diversity of its faces.

When the president during the campaign said he was against nation building, I didn't realize he meant our nation.

The organization cannot trust the individual; the individual must trust the organization.

The first and most important component in nation building is LAW. Law is the source of national Cohesion.

What is true of the individual will be tomorrow true of the whole nation if individuals will but refuse to lose heart and hope.

When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.

Industry entirely left to itself, would soon fall to ruin, and a nation letting everything alone would commit suicide.

There is humor in the specter of the worst disaster in our nation's history. All I have to do is sweep away the debris of shock to find it.

A Failure in this Duty did once involve our Nation in all the Horrors of Rebellion and Civil War.

A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.

To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation.

I'm Chinese-American, of course, and so it's very interesting to see China actually launch their own astronauts, becoming the third nation, following the United States and Russia, to do so.

Instead of starting a new nuclear arms race, now is the time to reclaim our Nation's position of leadership on nuclear nonproliferation efforts.

As recent as the year 2000 we won elections by saying we shouldn't be the policemen of the world, and that we should not be nation building. And its time we got those values back into this country.

Let the professionals like doctors & engineers teach in schools once a week. Let's make teaching a national movement necessary for Nation building.

That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent.

We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.

Our Nation must defend the sanctity of marriage.

Faith crosses every border and touches every heart in every nation.

Sometimes it feels like we're all living in a Prozac nation. The United States of Depression.

The less justified a man is in claiming excellence for his own self, the more ready is he to claim all excellence for his nation, his religion, his race or his holy cause.

The nation will be shaped for decades by decisions that are made by President Bush and the Senate about the future of the Supreme Court.

the military system of a nation is not an independent section of the social system but an aspect of its totality.

Frivolous lawsuits are booming in this county. The U.S. has more costs of litigation per person than any other industrialized nation in the world, and it is crippling our economy.

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity by a nation's proverbs, fables, folk sayings and quotations.

A war for a great principle ennobles a nation.

Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.

In this nation, leadership is dollars.

The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.

Let a nation's fervent thanks make some amends for the toils and sufferings of those who survive.

As the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks draws near we must ensure our nation is prepared to handle the continued threat of violence and terrorism on our country.

When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of nation building.

I wasn't just the madwoman in the attic--I was the attic itself. The past was all over me, all under me, all inside me.

It was very interesting [book Fast Food Nation] because all my friends who were in college, [and] this book became almost mandatory for them to read.

I can’t control who follows me, but I can control who I follow.[Social Media]

Tell me how much a nation knows about its own language, and I will tell you how much that nation knows about its own identity.

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 have seen people wanting to devote their time & energy to nation building. All they need is an opportunity. 'MyGov' is that opportunity!

Black Americans, no more than white Americans, they do not want more government programs which perpetuate dependency. They don't want to be a colony in a nation.