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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
- Fighting
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- Nov 07, 2020
The armies, the difference of all of those armies that had been fighting each other and the Taliban took advantage of that to rule over the whole country.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
But apart from the military measures, security measures, of course, Afghanistan needs great help for building up its social life, its economic life. It has become a very poor country, neglected for many years.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is no accident that this country has been blessed with its abundance and its history as the freest and most productive in the world.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
From 1865 to 1965, my race, the black race, was one of the most competitive, entrepreneurial, Christian, moral races in our country. We had the highest percentage of entrepreneurs in the country, the highest percentage of marriage in the country.
- Greatest Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
We live in the greatest country in the history of mankind every single day.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
The same things go on everywhere, whether you're from the city, the country or wherever.
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you take any populated place - any major city in America - and drive 45 minutes from that spot directly out of town you'll be in about as country a place as you'll ever find.
- Said
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't say I wasn't gonna do rockabilly. I just said I ain't gonna sing no song that ain't a country song. I won't be known as anything but a country singer.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never expected to record again. I knew I had done everything I ever wanted to do. I was satisfied. But... all the time I'm watching the country music horizon. And I'm sayin' 'Lord, is there anybody gonna come?'
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you want me in the Hall of Fame put me in because of some contributions that I have made to country music.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
The greatest country in the history of the world being attacked. So all of this doesn't mean very much today.
- Society
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- Nov 07, 2020
Something's happened in our society which I don't think is beneficial, and that's that you see the public being fed box-office news. Newscasts now, every local station - I've been traveling around the country a lot, and you see the local news, and they give box-office reports.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every country wants to protect its athletes because it's ultimately Germany vs. Spain, America vs. China; sports are an extension of the government because of national pride.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a way, certain sections of the media always wanted to knock me because I had captained my country and been skipper at Old Trafford. It was all a bit odd really.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in the country in the rural South, and I have a brother a year older than me and a sister a year younger.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020