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- 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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- Nov 07, 2020
'The Taming Of The Shrew' is probably the first time I've worked in this country for about ten years, apart from theatre, and it's not for want of trying. It was so fantastic to work in London - it felt really glamorous.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Obama-as-dad is my favorite Obama. Obama-as-executive, with his stubborn faith in reasonableness in times absent of reason, presided over the country during its descent into madness. I find it a comfort that Obama-as-dad presided over a family that leaves the White House healthy and happy.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm glad to see a lot of patriotism in this country - I haven't seen that since World War II.
- Adapt
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- Nov 07, 2020
Rather than be asked to abandon one's own heritage and to adapt to the mores of the new country, one was expected to possess a treasure of foreign skills and customs that would enrich the resources of American living.
- Give
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- Nov 07, 2020
The foreign accent was a promise, and indeed, all over the country, European imports added spice to the sciences, the arts, and other areas. What one had to give was not considered inferior to what one received.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not everybody goes to government to serve themselves and not their country.
- Nov 07, 2020
We will never stop illegal immigration until this country has a comprehensive, realistic immigration policy.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There has been a growing consensus across the country - from statehouses to the White House and the halls of Congress - that we need to take dramatic steps to improve our secondary schools.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Television made a lot of difference in country music. It's progress. I believe in progress.
- Nov 07, 2020
There is no country on earth with a stronger tradition of protecting the public's right to know.
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- Nov 07, 2020
For decades, Robert Mugabe has thumbed his nose at the world. The long-time dictator has ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist, repeatedly insulted foreign dignitaries, ignored regional and international agreements to which he was a signatory, and isolated the country from any legitimate international economic or political engagement.
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- Nov 07, 2020