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    States that rise quickly, just as all the other things of nature that are born and grow rapidly, cannot have roots and ramifications; the first bad weather kills them

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The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

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By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

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In all nations an exceptional man exists that compensates the deficiencies of the remainder. In those moments, when humanity is read more

In all nations an exceptional man exists that compensates the deficiencies of the remainder. In those moments, when humanity is found collectively in a state of decadence, there always remain those exceptional beings as point of reference.

by Augusto Roa Bastos Found in: Nations Quotes,
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It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.

It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.

by George W. Bush Found in: Nations Quotes,
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The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One group consists of less than read more

The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One group consists of less than 50 million people; the other of 3,950 million. The latter group does not really count.

by George Mikes Found in: Nations Quotes,
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If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell

by Thomas Merton Found in: Nations Quotes,
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To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself. Beware of the storytellers who read more

To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself. Beware of the storytellers who are not fully conscious of the importance of their gifts, and who are irresponsible in the application of their art: they

by Ben Okri Found in: Nations Quotes,
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A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Nations Quotes,
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No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people, and as long as you read more

No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people, and as long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you might otherwise

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