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    "My country, right or wrong," is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except a desperate case. It is like saying, "My mother, drunk or sober.".

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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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How can a man be said to have a country when he has not right of a square inch of read more

How can a man be said to have a country when he has not right of a square inch of it.

by Henry George 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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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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The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed read more

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

by Lord Acton 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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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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Every man has two countries, his own and France.

Every man has two countries, his own and France.

by Henri De Bornier Found in: Country Quotes,
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Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held.

Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Country Quotes,
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