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War both needs and generates certain virtues; not the highest, but what may be called the preliminary virtues, as valor, veracity, the spirit of obedience, the habit of discipline. Any of these, and of others like them, when possessed by a nation, and no matter how generated, will give them a military advantage, and make them more likely to stay in the race of nations Picture Quote #1

Under a presidential government, a nation has, except at the electing moment, no influence; it has not the ballot-box before it; its virtue is gone, and it must wait till its instant of despotism again returns Picture Quote #1

The apparent rulers of the English nation are like the imposing personages of a splendid procession: it is by them the mob are influenced; it is they whom the spectators cheer. The real rulers are secreted in second-rate carriages; no one cares for them or asks after them, but they are obeyed implicitly and unconsciously by reason of the splendor of those who eclipsed and preceded them Picture Quote #1

Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions Picture Quote #1

But of all nations in the world the English are perhaps the least a nation of pure philosophers Picture Quote #1

Great political questions stir the deepest nature of one-half the nation; but they pass far above and over the heads of the other half Picture Quote #1

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It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning Picture Quote #1

The government of a nation itself is usually found to be but the reflex of the individuals composing it. The government that is head of the people will be inevitably dragged down to their level, as the government that is behind them will in the long run be dragged up Picture Quote #1

Experience serves to prove that the worth and strength of a state depend far less upon the form of its institutions than upon the character of its men; for the nation is only the aggregate of individual conditions, and civilization itself is but a question of personal, improvement Picture Quote #1

Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good, and to leave this nation better than we found it Picture Quote #1

To insist on racial divisions, on racial differences, in an already divided people, is to place obstacles in the way of public and individual happiness, which can only be obtained by bringing people together as a nation Picture Quote #1

Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal Picture Quote #1

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Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap. Let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges. Let it be written in primers, spelling books, and in almanacs. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in the courts of justice. And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation Picture Quote #1

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live Picture Quote #1

My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation Picture Quote #1

We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good Picture Quote #1

Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties. They have often turned to the Democratic Party Picture Quote #1

Baseball has the largest library of law and lore and custom and ritual, and therefore, in a nation that fundamentally believes it is a nation under law, well, baseball is America's most privileged version of the level field Picture Quote #1

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This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave Picture Quote #1

What we say of a thing that has just come in fashion and that which we do with the dead, is the name of the honestest man in the nation: What more of a man can be said? Picture Quote #1

It perhaps might be said - if any one dared - that the most worthless literature of the world has been that which has been written by the men of one nation concerning the men of another Picture Quote #1

I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one Picture Quote #1

On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does Picture Quote #1

America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there Picture Quote #1

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Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs Picture Quote #1

The truth is that Oxford is simply a very beautiful city in which it is convenient to segregate a certain number of the young of the nation while they are growing up Picture Quote #1

This country has gotten where it is in spite of politics, not by the aid of it. That we have carried as much political bunk as we have and still survived shows we are a super nation Picture Quote #1

We are the first nation to starve to death in a storehouse that's overfilled with everything we want Picture Quote #1

We are the first nation in the history of the world to go to the poor house in an automobile Picture Quote #1

There's the one thing no nation can ever accuse us of and that is secret diplomacy. Our foreign are an open book, generally a check book Picture Quote #1

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War both needs and generates certain virtues; not the highest, but what may be called the preliminary virtues, as valor, veracity, the spirit of obedience, the habit of discipline. Any of these, and of others like them, when possessed by a nation, and no matter how generated, will give them a military advantage, and make them more likely to stay in the race of nations (Nation Quotes) Under a presidential government, a nation has, except at the electing moment, no influence; it has not the ballot-box before it; its virtue is gone, and it must wait till its instant of despotism again returns (Nation Quotes) The apparent rulers of the English nation are like the imposing personages of a splendid procession: it is by them the mob are influenced; it is they whom the spectators cheer. The real rulers are secreted in second-rate carriages; no one cares for them or asks after them, but they are obeyed implicitly and unconsciously by reason of the splendor of those who eclipsed and preceded them (Nation Quotes) Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions (Nation Quotes) But of all nations in the world the English are perhaps the least a nation of pure philosophers (Nation Quotes) Great political questions stir the deepest nature of one-half the nation; but they pass far above and over the heads of the other half (Nation Quotes) It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning (Nation Quotes) The government of a nation itself is usually found to be but the reflex of the individuals composing it. The government that is head of the people will be inevitably dragged down to their level, as the government that is behind them will in the long run be dragged up (Nation Quotes) Experience serves to prove that the worth and strength of a state depend far less upon the form of its institutions than upon the character of its men; for the nation is only the aggregate of individual conditions, and civilization itself is but a question of personal, improvement (Nation Quotes) Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good, and to leave this nation better than we found it (Nation Quotes) To insist on racial divisions, on racial differences, in an already divided people, is to place obstacles in the way of public and individual happiness, which can only be obtained by bringing people together as a nation (Nation Quotes) Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal (Nation Quotes) Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap. Let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges. Let it be written in primers, spelling books, and in almanacs. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in the courts of justice. And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation (Nation Quotes) Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live (Nation Quotes) My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation (Nation Quotes) We call ourselves public servants but I'll tell you this: we as public servants must set an example for the rest of the nation. It is hypocritical for the public official to admonish and exhort the people to uphold the common good (Nation Quotes) Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties. They have often turned to the Democratic Party (Nation Quotes) Baseball has the largest library of law and lore and custom and ritual, and therefore, in a nation that fundamentally believes it is a nation under law, well, baseball is America's most privileged version of the level field (Nation Quotes) This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave (Nation Quotes) What we say of a thing that has just come in fashion and that which we do with the dead, is the name of the honestest man in the nation: What more of a man can be said? (Nation Quotes) It perhaps might be said - if any one dared - that the most worthless literature of the world has been that which has been written by the men of one nation concerning the men of another (Nation Quotes) I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one (Nation Quotes) On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does (Nation Quotes) America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there (Nation Quotes) Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs (Nation Quotes) The truth is that Oxford is simply a very beautiful city in which it is convenient to segregate a certain number of the young of the nation while they are growing up (Nation Quotes) This country has gotten where it is in spite of politics, not by the aid of it. That we have carried as much political bunk as we have and still survived shows we are a super nation (Nation Quotes) We are the first nation to starve to death in a storehouse that's overfilled with everything we want (Nation Quotes) We are the first nation in the history of the world to go to the poor house in an automobile (Nation Quotes) There's the one thing no nation can ever accuse us of and that is secret diplomacy. Our foreign are an open book, generally a check book (Nation Quotes)

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