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Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
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.
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!
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something read more
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
Every man has two countries, his own and France.
Every man has two countries, his own and France.
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.
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.
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...
There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their read more
There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their number than the greatness of a man is determined by his height.