We can have no “50-50” allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all. Great short quote and quotation by: Teddy Roosevelt ,
Simone Weil, The Need for Roots (1949)
What a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it to make war. Petrol is much more likely than wheat to be a cause of international conflict. Great short quote and quotation by: Simone Weil, The Need for Roots (1949) , […]
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What can I wish to the youth of my country who devote themselves to science? …Thirdly, passion. Remember that science demands from a man all his life. If you had two lives that would not be enough for you. Be passionate in your work and in your searching. Great short quote and quotation by: Ivan […]
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Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur, Letters from an American Farmer III: What is an American?
What then is the American, this new man? He is either an European, or the descendant of an European, hence that strange misture of blood, which you will find in no other country. I could point out to you a family whose grandfather was an englishman, whose wife was Dutch, whose son married a french […]
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When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home. Great short quote and quotation by: Sir Winston Churchill , British politician (1874 – 1965)
When I was young I had an elderly friend who used often to ask me to stay with him in the country. He was a religious man and he read prayers to the assembled household every morning. But he had crossed out in pencil all the passages that praised God. He said that there was […]
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When my country, into which I had just set my foot, was set on fire about my ears, it was time to stir. It was time for every man to stir. Great short quote and quotation by: Thomas Paine, Common Sense , US patriot & political philosopher (1737 – 1809)
Oscar Wilde, Jack from The Importance of Being Earnest
When one is in town one amuses oneself. When one is in the country one amuses other people. It is excessively boring. Great short quote and quotation by: Oscar Wilde, Jack from The Importance of Being Earnest , Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)
When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable. Great short quote and quotation by: Clifton Fadiman , US author, editor, & radio host (1904 – )
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Where would this country be without this great land of ours? Great short quote and quotation by: Ronald Reagan , 40th president of US (1911 – 2004)