- Classic Rock
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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
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
The reason I was drawn to the Band Perry was because they have a knack for doing rollicking country music that can sound a little rock and a little pop.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
We moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1979, when I was five. The funny thing is that, even though Baltimore had one of the top murder rates in the country in those days, I grew up hearing about how dangerous New York was.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I travel all over the country speaking to young people, and I am always amazed at how engaged in environmental conservation they are.
- Ocean
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our oceans cover two-thirds of what my grandfather called our water planet, and the part of the ocean that falls under the jurisdiction of the United States covers an area larger than the country itself.
- Side
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- Nov 07, 2020
The English season will be over; I'm a Brazilian who loves my country, so of course I will be following and supporting the side as much as any fan.
- Travel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I particularly like to travel for work because you see a completely different side of the country you're visiting.
- Poor
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- Nov 07, 2020
These poor wretches were stolen from their homes, carried to a strange country, and sold to servitude, from which they sought to escape on the first occasion which offered.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's something odd about working 24/7, being consumed with everything that's happening in Iraq, and then coming back to the country that ordered you over there only to realize that a lot of Americans are not really paying attention.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is clear to me that Democrats want to attack me rather than debate Sen. McCain on important economic issues facing the country. That kind of distraction hurts not only Sen. McCain's ability to present concrete programs to deal with the country's problems; it hurts the country.
- Talking
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Authentic' is one of my least favourite words because in such a diverse country, whose authenticity are you talking about?
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
What we are trying to do now, this new generation of African writers, is to write about what it is to be a human being living in a particular African country. These are stories that resonate with anyone, anywhere.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not even sure that I want to go back... The Zimbabwe that I really loved, the Zimbabwe that I grew up in, just isn't there anymore, and I'm not sure about the country that has replaced it.
- Honor
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- Nov 07, 2020
It means a lot; I always love to represent my country, and it's an honor to be part of the Olympics and be with other athletes.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Citizen's Petition reflects Vermont's spirit of pragmatism and across-the-board cooperation. I applaud the 'Campaign to Fix the Debt' for calling attention to one of the country's most pressing problems, our ballooning national debt, and for urging policymakers to find practical solutions.
- Big Bang
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- Nov 07, 2020