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Country Quotes

What people owe their country, and each other.

This page collects quotes that use "country" to talk about civic principle — due process, fair trials, and the presumption of innocence as part of the American legal tradition. For quotes about rural life and land instead of nationhood, see Countryside quotes.

Turkey is a European country, an Asian country, a Middle Eastern country, Balkan country, Caucasian country, neighbor to Africa, Black Sea country, Caspian Sea, all these.

Quotes by Ahmet Davutoglu

I left Egypt in 1969 for graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania. I have been on the faculty at Caltech for 37 years and carried dual citizenship for 31. But my commitment to the country of my birth never...

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

Syria may appear to be a small country, but it is just the type of entangled conflict that can lead to a world catastrophe. It does not take much imagination to see Syria as the Sarajevo of the 21st century,...

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

When Mohamed Morsi was elected president of Egypt in 2012, many in the country, including me, were hopeful that he would become a democratic president for all Egyptians - not only for the Muslim Brotherhood.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

Countries Quotes

Growing up in Egypt, I never saw the country as divided as it is today. We now have two main political groupings: the Islamist parties and the civil, or liberal, political parties.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

To handle the economy and services in a country like Iraq requires delegation of authority and the choice of competent people.

Quotes by Ahmed Chalabi

You know the most important thing the Americans did for Iraq apart from liberating the country from Saddam was helping Iraq reduce its debt. The United States worked very hard to reduce 80 percent of Iraqi debt.

Quotes by Ahmed Chalabi

Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master? We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region.

Quotes by Ahmed Chalabi

The Americans stabbed in the back the forces that worked to bring about the collapse of Saddam's regime and wanted to keep Iraq a sovereign country.

Quotes by Ahmed Chalabi

Country Music Quotes

All Iraqis can unite to defeat terrorism and can unite to rebuild the country.

Quotes by Ahmed Chalabi

It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

My life contains so many other things; I have my children, my grandchildren, my two dogs and a big place in the country. I have my own life.

Quotes by Agnetha Faltskog

I'm a country bumpkin. I'm not a showgirl.

Quotes by Agnetha Faltskog

Countrymen Quotes

You cannot take one set of issues from one country and apply it to another. They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.

Quotes by Aga Khan IV

Holland is to dance music what Nashville is to country.

Quotes by Afrojack

It shouldn't be a matter of who deserves help or not, but of whether we want to be a country that allows its neediest to continue to need. Condemnation of individuals and their choices mutes all these other really important...

Quotes by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

Giving people what they want isn't just good radio; it's also the right way to run a country.

Quotes by Adrian Cronauer

We have this consolation, that it was the evident dispensation of God which brought us to this country; and still further, that if the world was all before us, where to choose our place of rest, we should not desire...

Quotes by Adoniram Judson

Countryside Quotes

Mexico is intensely affected by all kinds of things that are shipped into this country from the United States.

Quotes by Adolfo Aguilar Zinser

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Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of quotes about "Country" are featured on this page?
This page brings together quotes that use the word "country" in very different contexts - reflections on due process and fair trials in America, a pointed observation about racial conditioning and assumptions of guilt, statements on national security as a presidential duty, and a description of Ukraine's population and resources.
Is there a quote here about race in America?
Yes. One quote states: "We're conditioned in this country to believe that if there's a problem, the black man is usually the culprit." It's presented as the speaker's observation about societal conditioning around race and assumption of guilt, without further elaboration in the excerpt shown.
Does this page include anything about national security?
Yes, one quote states: "Next to upholding the Constitution of the United States, the president's highest duty is to protect the security of this country - our national security." For related themes of leadership and duty, see the Countrymen page.
Is there a quote about Ukraine?
Yes, one quote describes Ukraine as a "big country" with a population of 45-46 million people, noting its modern industry and key resources as reasons it could be among the leading countries of its region. For more geography-adjacent reflections, browse the Countryside page.
Is there a quote about legal rights or due process?
Yes, one quote touches on the idea that Americans are due process, a fair trial, and the presumption of innocence, describing it as "the American way." For quotes celebrating national identity and belonging in other contexts, check out the Countries and Country Music pages.

Other quotes here address national security duty, racial bias within institutions, and factual assessments of a country's size, population, and resources — Ukraine among them. Related pages include Countries quotes and Countrymen quotes.