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Nation Quotes

Reflections on country, community, and the work of change.

This collection brings together quotes about what a nation owes its people and what its people owe back, touching on education access, inequality, and the leaders a country produces. Several lines connect that civic outlook to a deeper belief in what a country can become.

Mubarak came to power as a hero who fought bravely in Egypt's wars and headed the nation's air force.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

Every effort should be made to help build the new democratic nation with reconciliation and forgiveness, for the sake of Egypt and not for the benefit of a party or a group.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

I love the accessibility that my great nation affords us, but it is virtually inescapable for most people in America, and many places abroad, to rely on inexpensive yet unhealthy meals as a main source of sustenance.

Quotes by Adrien Brody

Our nation is built on the bedrock principle that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Quotes by Adrian Cronauer

Believe Quotes

There's a famous saying: 'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.' I want to change it to 'Hell hath no fury like a nation scorned.'

Quotes by Adnan Sami

To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation's progress towards the realization of his dream.

Quotes by Adam Schiff

Although every step must be taken to protect against a chemical or biological attack in America, our nation would survive the use of those weapons as we did when anthrax was mailed to our Capitol and other targets.

Quotes by Adam Schiff

Much has changed since the end of the Cold War that augurs well for the survival of our nation.

Quotes by Adam Schiff

Children Quotes

I think it's always dangerous to make political arguments in a religiously ideological way. And it's very dangerous to treat as traitors to the American nation those who think differently.

Quotes by Adam Michnik

For years now, we've been hearing about how China is the great copycat nation, the manufacturer of designs drawn up in other countries, and then an imitator for its own products. That's been true, as the developing country followed a...

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

Tonight Illinois has set a tone for the nation, that we won't stand idle hoping that our economy improves. This is a brand new day for the Illinois Republican Party.

Quotes by Adam Kinzinger

There's one guy who inspired a nation of golfers, and that's Greg Norman. He's been incredible to me and all the great golfers.

Quotes by Adam Derek Scott

Perhaps concentrated wealth will inspire a nation of innovative problem-solvers. But if the view of many economists is right - that it sometimes discourages innovation - then we should worry.

Quotes by Adam Davidson

Church Quotes

The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

The Enron scandal is worthy of the highest level of scrutiny, both because of the enormity of the crimes that may have been committed and because of what the largest bankruptcy in American history has already begun to reveal about...

Quotes by Adam Cohen

You can't propel a nation to move forward if all you are doing is taking something from them.

Quotes by Adam Beach

I know that the Lord is always on the side of the right; but it is my constant anxiety and prayer that I and this nation may be on the Lord's side.

Abraham Lincoln

By what principle of original right is it that one-fiftieth or one-ninetieth of a great nation, by calling themselves a State, have the right to break up and ruin that nation as a matter of original principle?

Abraham Lincoln

Family Quotes

With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.

Abraham Lincoln

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of ideas do these Nation quotes explore?
This set looks at the nation from a few different angles — from keeping the country's leading colleges diverse, to the everyday cost of inequality, to practical problems like paper waste. For a more reflective take on the country, our Prayers collection is a good companion.
Do any of these quotes talk about the cost of inequality?
Yes. One quote states plainly that persistent inequality costs the U.S. "hundreds of billions of dollars a year" and undermines competitiveness, democracy, and the country's ideals.
What do these quotes say about teachers and future leaders?
One quote imagines a country where future leaders have themselves learned what teachers know after teaching successfully in the highest-need schools, arguing that would create a very different situation for the nation. It's a hopeful note about how education could shape the next generation, something also echoed in our Children collection.
Is there a quote about practical, everyday national problems?
Yes — one quote calls out the "mounting garbage problem" facing the country and calls for generating less garbage, particularly paper waste.
Where can I find more quotes related to national identity and belief?
If this collection has you thinking about bigger ideals, our Believe quotes explore similar territory, and our Church collection offers another angle on community and conviction.

A few quotes look at raising the next generation, which pairs naturally with our Children quotes, while others carry a moral undertone worth exploring alongside Church quotes. Readers wanting a devotional angle can also visit Nation Prayers.