If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman… because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French. – Charles de Secondat
I would like that no citizen of the state feels alone and helpless. The entire nation is with them. – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Conditions in Chinese factories are harsh. They’re much harsher than they are in, for instance, the United States or any Western nation. – Charles Duhigg
The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world. – Alexander Graham Bell
The winner of the elections which saw the participation of almsot 30 million people was the Iranian nation and the losers were those who tried to keep people away from the polls. – Ali Khamenei
The Japanese keenly learned from Western civilisation in a bid to modernize and preserve the nation. – Akihito
Every person, every race, every nation, has its own particular keynote which it brings to the general chord of life and of humanity. – Annie Besant
Germany’s strength lies largely in the fact that the Federal Republic is a center of industry and that it’s an export nation. – Angela Merkel
Hillary Clinton’s radical attempts at so-called reform of the nation’s health care system would have been more destructive than even Obamacare has been. – Asa Hutchinson
Nations without a past are contradictions in terms. What makes a nation is the past, what justifies one nation against others is the past, and historians are the people who produce it. – Eric Hobsbawm
On a day when Osama bin Laden again threatened the United States and our allies, it is disturbing to realize that John Kerry neither recognizes nor understands the murderous ideology of our enemies and the threat they pose to our nation. – Marc Racicot
Israel is the strongest nation in the Middle East, but we have to apply our strength wisely. – Ehud Barak
Are we a Christian nation now? It’s doubtful. But did we start out as one? Without question. – Pat Robertson
I will defend and enforce the laws of our country to ensure that our people and our nation are protected. – Dana Boente
As a nation, Kuwait has been, arguably, free of freedom itself. Claimed in turn by Constantinople, Riyadh, and Baghdad, Kuwait has survived by playing Turks off Persians, Arabs off one another, and the English off everyone. – P. J. O’Rourke
