Nations Quotes - Page 29

• In relations with other nations, there is neither right nor wrong; there is only strength and weakness.

  Roman Dmowski

  Weakness, Relation, Strength And Weakness

  "Myśli nowoczesnego Polaka". Book by Roman Dmowski, 7th ed., p. 14, 1953.

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• The nation becomes the master of its fate not only when it has many good sons, but also when it possesses enough strength to restrain its bad ones.

  Roman Dmowski

  Fate, Son, Enough

  "Podstawy polityki polskiej", Przegląd Wszechpolski, 343, 349, 358-359, July 1905.

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• To be a Pole does not mean just to speak Polish or to feel close to other Poles, but to value the Polish nation above all else ... A Pole must accept everything Polish, both good and bad, and must accept every period of the nation's history, both strong and weak.

  Roman Dmowski

  Strong, Mean, Doe

  "Myśli nowoczesnego Polaka". Book by Roman Dmowski, 7th ed., p. 26, 1953.

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• It is true, that a Law of Contract based on causae will always be an arbitrary and inelastic law; but it is a kind of law with which some great nations are satisfied at the present day.

  Edward Jenks

  Law, Arbitrary, Kind

  Edward Jenks (1922). “A Short History of English Law: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Year 1919”

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• Now we are proud that the government has moved from the class of the exploiters to the class of the people who were being exploited. And in the great name of the same class, I raise this nation's flag which is a strong symbol of this transfer.

  Nur Muhammad Taraki

  Strong, Government, Class

  Speech during the presentation of the new national symbols, October 19, 1978.

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• The oppressed martyrs of our culture have shed blood that nourish the red tulips of our nation.

  Mahmud Tarzi

  Blood, Culture, Red

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• The certain way to victory...lies in making everything on Imperial soil contribute to the war effort...combining the total material and spiritual strength of the nation...

  Yoshijiro Umezu

  Spiritual, War, Lying

  "Suicide Squads: Axis and Allied Special Attack Weapons of World War II" by Richard O'Neill, (p. 267), 1981.

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• The abuse of the veto power has become so predictable that frequently resolutions are not even tabled because of the certainty of a veto against their adoption. Necessary discussion is thereby suppressed. Concerted action by the Security Council, the General Assembly and other United Nations agencies is necessary to prevent major human rights violations, stop ongoing breaches and provide remedies to victims.

  Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

  Agency, Rights, Adoption

  "Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order". August 07, 2013.

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• The United Nations is the best hope to spare humanity from the barbarity of war, from the senseless death, destruction and dislocation it brings about.

  Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

  War, Humanity, Destruction

  "Rights expert urges the UN General Assembly to adopt a more decisive role in peace-making (For International Day of Peace, Saturday 21 September 2013)". dezayasalfred.wordpress.com. September 21, 2013.

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• This new declaration which emphasizes the necessity of global disarmament is based on the purposes and principles of the United Nations, in particular the prohibition of the threat and use of force, and on the obligation to negotiate disputes in conformity with the UN Charter. It is a strong and positive example for the entire world.

  Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

  Strong, Principles, Example

  "CELAC / Zone of Peace: 'A key step to countering the globalization of militarism' – UN Expert". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights News Item, www.ohchr.org. February 03, 2014.

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• A World Parliamentary Assembly functioning outside the United Nations, or a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly set up as a subsidiary body of the General Assembly pursuant to article 22 of the UN Charter, could start initially as a consultative body and gradually develop into a legislative assembly.

  Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

  World, Body, Assembly

  "'Time for a World Parliamentary Assembly'". newsarchive.ohchr.org. October 17, 2013.

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• Good will, that curious product of consciousness, of leisure and energy to spare and share. That thing we put out against the forces of interest. That extra thing. Religions and nations and political parties have taken it and used it as coinage, have said you must only give it in exchange for value.

  Naomi Mitchison

  Taken, Party, Giving

  Naomi Mitchison (1990). “A Girl Must Live: Stories and Poems”

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• We, as Americans, do our level best to avoid being cruel to one another; we're led out of a diverse nation to come together and learn how to live with one another in a way that elevates everyone and our way of life. We've tried mightily to renew and imagine - imagine anew what it means to be free, what it means to be fair.

  Mark Takano

  Mean, Together, Levels

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• Los Angeles is the nation's cultural scapegoat.

  Sandra Tsing Loh

  Los Angeles, Scapegoat

  Sandra Tsing Loh (1996). “Depth Takes a Holiday: Essays from Lesser Los Angeles”, Riverhead Books

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• ... a nation without humor is not only sad but dangerous.

  Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

  Dangerous

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• All the nations of the earth are crying out for liberty and equality. Away, away with tyranny and oppression!

  Maria W. Stewart

  Equality, Liberty, Earth

  Maria W. Stewart, Marilyn Richardson (1987). “Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches”, p.9, Indiana University Press

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• Autonomous people, nations, and systems can promote each other's welfare; they do not have to fight each other like those whose inner insecurity and immaturity continually demand the demarcation of limits and postures of intimidation.

  Christa Wolf

  Fighting, People, Insecurity

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• witch-hunting misogyny is fiercely recurrent in this nation, even if its forms vary with the ages.

  Patricia J. Williams

  Hunting, Age, Witch

  Patricia J. Williams (1995). “The Rooster's Egg”, p.3, Harvard University Press

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• The arts are the signature of a nation.

  Joan Mondale

  Art, Signatures

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• Infrastructure sector is all about building assets for the country. It is part of nation building.

  Gautam Adani

  Country, Building, Assets

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• The middle classes shouldn’t be getting tax cuts, while those in tough, poorly paid jobs, who are already running out of money at the start of the month, are getting their benefits cut. That’s not one-nation conservatism; it’s two nations conservatism.

  Tim Montgomerie

  Running, Jobs, Cutting

  "Can David Cameron make Tories the new party of social justice?" by Daniel Boffey, www.theguardian.com. May 23, 2015.

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• We come to the nations pretending to escape persecution, we the most deadly persecutors in all the wretched annals of man.

  Samuel Roth

  Men, Pretending, Persecution

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• There is nothing that sets a nation back as far in civilization as prosperity.

  Will Rogers

  Civilization, Prosperity

  Paula Love, Will Rogers (1972). “The Will Rogers book”, Texian Pr

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• The actions of my government are not bearable. They devastate our natural resources and deprive our people. The politicians speak piously while practicing greed and divisiveness; they care nothing for the nation. I want to do more than withdraw my support. I want to tar and feather them.

  Donella Meadows

  Government, People, Support

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• Each of us must learn to work not just for one self, one's own family or one's nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace.

  Dalai Lama

  Responsibility, Keys, Self

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