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    In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

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There ought to be a system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. read more

There ought to be a system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Country Quotes,
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Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

by Mark Twain Found in: Country Quotes,
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Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number read more

Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number of faiths

by Mahatma Gandhi Found in: Country Quotes,
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God grant, that not only the Love of Liberty, but a thorough Knowledge of the Rights of Man, may pervade read more

God grant, that not only the Love of Liberty, but a thorough Knowledge of the Rights of Man, may pervade all the Nations of the Earth, so that a Philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its Surface, and say, "This is my Country.".

by Benjamin Franklin Found in: Country Quotes,
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Our country. In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country right or read more

Our country. In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country right or wrong!

by Stephen Decatur Found in: Country Quotes,
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New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think they are human.

New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think they are human.

by Barry Humphries Found in: Country Quotes,
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Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.

Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Country Quotes,
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So long as you are ready to die for humanity, the life of your country is immortal.

So long as you are ready to die for humanity, the life of your country is immortal.

by Giuseppe Mazzini Found in: Country Quotes,
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The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there cannot be good laws where read more

The chief foundations of all states... are good laws and good arms. And as there cannot be good laws where there are not good arms... where there are good arms there must be good laws...

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