- Nov 07, 2020
Country Quotes
What people owe their country, and each other.
This page collects quotes that use "country" to talk about civic principle — due process, fair trials, and the presumption of innocence as part of the American legal tradition. For quotes about rural life and land instead of nationhood, see Countryside quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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When I travel the country, I am often struck by how much we actually have in common. It's much more powerful than how much there is that's reported that divides us.
- Crime
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- Nov 07, 2020
Roll back the clock, and every possession of every great country started with a crime.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel it's a person's duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
History is delusional. Not just an illusion, it's a delusion. America is this giant country, so it has these big delusions, and history is where delusions play out.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a danger for Britain as we perceive ourselves, or as we are - less wealthy, facing economic austerity - that we essentially draw back. I think there is a recoil in parts of the country, and in parts of the government actually, from the multilateral system, and I think that's dangerous and wrong.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was never afraid to come back to Paris. I trust the club; I trust this country.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The real duties of an ambassador are to enter into or follow negotiations between his own government and that of the country to which he is accredited.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The case of Iran, a nuclear program that the Iranians admit was 18 years on, that we underestimated. And, in fact, we didn't discover it. It was discovered by a group of Iranian dissidents outside the country who pointed the international community at the location.
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- Nov 07, 2020
So many shows out there dumb-down the country. It's so admirable to be part of a show that wants people to think.
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have more endangered species here in our islands than any other state in the country.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Enter the candidates on horseback: While military leaders can sometimes be dangerous in politics, our best generals and admirals embody the democratic values and leadership skills for which the country is yearning.
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- Nov 07, 2020
A show like the 'Only Fool and Horses' Christmas special got 24 million viewers, so practically everyone in the country was watching. But of course it's a different world now, with so many channels. And those kind of figures are really difficult to achieve.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Back in the 1980s, state-of-the-nation fictions were all set in Manhattan. Now, they're all in Trump country. Early in 'S-Town,' we're introduced to an actual maze, every branch of which leads to a further junction. This may also be a metaphor.
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- Nov 07, 2020