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A nation's life is about as long as its reverential memory
A nation's life is about as long as its reverential memory
Nations, like plants and human beings, grow. And if the development is thwarted they are dwarfed and overshadowed.
Nations, like plants and human beings, grow. And if the development is thwarted they are dwarfed and overshadowed.
No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity
No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity
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
The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the read more
The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground
Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on read more
Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend.
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.
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.
By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.