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- Nov 07, 2020
Nation Quotes
Reflections on country, community, and the work of change.
This collection brings together quotes about what a nation owes its people and what its people owe back, touching on education access, inequality, and the leaders a country produces. Several lines connect that civic outlook to a deeper belief in what a country can become.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to protect the sovereignty of our nation, and we need to protect the security of our people here in the country.
- Foolishly
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is foolishly thought by some that democratical constitutions will not, cannot, last; that the States will quarrel with each other; that a king, or at least a nobility, are indispensable for the prosperity of a nation.
- Means
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- Nov 07, 2020
Are wars anything but the means whereby a nation is nourished, whereby it is strengthened, whereby it is buttressed?
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fundamentals that founded our great nation included the freedom of speech and religion.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
If our nation wants to reduce global warming, air pollution and energy instability, we should invest only in the best energy options. Nuclear energy isn't one of them.
- Democrats And Republicans
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- Nov 07, 2020
As the nation watches, Democrats and Republicans should reflect the interspersed character of America itself. Perhaps, by sitting with each other for one night, we will begin to rekindle that common spark that brought us here from 50 different states and widely diverging backgrounds to serve the public good.
- Giving
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the 2004 presidential election, we saw a wonderful example of citizens making contributions. In fact, individual giving to both the Kerry and Bush campaigns was the highest in our nation's history.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our men and women in uniform put their lives on the line for our nation every day; they should not have to jeopardize their financial well-being as well.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe it is essential that we close the security gaps that put our nation at risk, and I will continue to fight for the funding that will secure high-risk targets, such as our ports and borders.
- Persecution
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a nation, we must address the persecution of all religious minorities.
- Nov 07, 2020
Over time, the federal government should move the nation to a single standard, clean-burning gasoline.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's my commitment to the nation's security, it's my commitment to the men and women in uniform that drives me. Not anything else.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
The European Union has become a prison of peoples. Each of the 28 countries that constitute it has slowly lost its democratic prerogatives to commissions and councils with no popular mandate. Every nation in the union has had to apply laws it did not want for itself.
- Captivating
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- Nov 07, 2020