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    No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a part of a continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were . . .

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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.

by Margaret Thatcher Found in: Nations Quotes,
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A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

by Alexander Hamilton Found in: Nations Quotes,
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No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

by Thomas Jefferson Found in: Nations Quotes,
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I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as it read more

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as it is when the President takes his oath of office, rather than to the flag and the nation

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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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There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it it does not need to convince others read more

There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it it does not need to convince others by force that it is right

by Woodrow T. Wilson Found in: Nations Quotes,
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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 Dale Carnegie Found in: Nations Quotes,
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I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us read more

I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.

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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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