Nation Quotes

Nations live or die by the way they respond to the particular challenges they face. Those challenges may be internal or external; they may be faced by a nation alone or in concert with other nations; they may come gradually or suddenly. There is no immutable law of nature that says only the unjust will […]

A nation is only an individual multiplied.

A nation is a thing that lives and acts like a man and men are the particulars of which it is composed.

Nations and empires flourish and decay, By turns command, and in their turns obey.

A new century is to a nation very much what a new year is to a man.

Cannon, n. An instrument employed in the rectification of national boundaries.

What makes the difference between a Nation that is truly great and one that is merely rich and powerful? It is the simple things that make the difference. Honesty, knowing right from wrong, openness, self-respect, and the courage of conviction.

A thousand years scarce serve to form a state; An hour may lay it in the dust.

It’s interesting to note that citizens of the 10 wealthiest countries are now 75 times richer than those who live in the 10 poorest ones. And the separation is increasing every year. Not only between nations, but within them… We have not yet made the commitment to share with others an appreciable part of our […]

The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.