Nation Quotes

There comes a time in the life of every nation when it stands at the crossroads of history and must choose which way to go.

Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world.

With respect to public acknowledgment of religious belief, it is entirely clear from our nation’s historical practices that the Establishment Clause permits this disregard of polytheists and believers in unconcerned deities, just as it permits the disregard of devout atheists.

See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I’m profoundly convinced that that’s a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks.

A nation ringed by walls will only imprison itself.

One person cannot be blamed for years of problems as it relates to race in America. This is something that has been with us since the founding of this nation. I mean, we were founded with slaves.

A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

Self-governed nations do not fill their neighbor states with spies.

It is not an army that we must train for war; it is a nation.

If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren’t people from Holland called Holes?