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Respectability in this country was a bad word because people did things who were in respected professions that let down the entire nation, and we're washing away their sins yet.
Enda Kenny
People
Word
Country
Nation
Down
Respectability
Respected
Bad
Entire
Because
Were
Sins
Did
Who
Washing
Let Down
Professions
Away
Things
America is the only nation in the world based on an idea - freedom and self-government - so if we don't understand that idea and what sacrifices were made to win that freedom and keep it for over two centuries, how can we possibly continue to keep it?
Eric Metaxas
Freedom
World
Win
Made
Nation
Possibly
Only
Sacrifices
Idea
Over
Self-Government
Understand
How
Were
Continue
America
Centuries
Keep
Based
Two
The greatest men of a nation are those it puts to death.
Ernest Renan
Death
Men
Nation
Those
Puts
Greatest
If a nation's literature declines, the nation atrophies and decays.
Ezra Pound
Nation
Decay
Literature
No nation which has kept the commandments of God has ever perished, but I say to you that once freedom is lost, only blood - human blood - will win it back.
Ezra Taft Benson
God
Freedom
You
Win
Will
Nation
Lost
Back
Once
Say
Only
Perished
Commandments
Blood
Human
Which
Ever
Kept
Industry entirely left to itself, would soon fall to ruin, and a nation letting everything alone would commit suicide.
Friedrich List
Alone
Fall
Nation
Suicide
Ruin
Everything
Would
Entirely
Soon
Industry
Left
Itself
Commit
Letting
There are certain moments in the history of a nation when the choices made define the decades to come.
George Papandreou
History
Made
Nation
Define
Come
Decades
The History Of
Certain
Choices
Moments
Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.
George W. Bush
You
Decision
Nation
Every
Make
Terrorists
Either
Region
Us
Now
Every Nation
Popularity makes no law invulnerable to invalidation. Americans accept judicial supervision of their democracy - judicial review of popular but possibly unconstitutional statutes - because they know that if the Constitution is truly to constitute the nation, it must trump some majority preferences.
George Will
Democracy
Constitution
Law
Nation
Possibly
Must
Constitute
Some
No Law
Supervision
Unconstitutional
Know
Majority
Accept
Because
Makes
Judicial
Judicial Review
Review
Truly
Trump
American
Preferences
Popular
Popularity
Common sense is judgment without reflection, shared by an entire class, an entire nation, or the entire human race.
Giambattista Vico
Class
Reflection
Judgment
Nation
Sense
Entire
Shared
Without
Human
Common
Common Sense
Race
Human Race
My husband often remarked what a pity it was that a great country like America, which in Europe is still regarded as such a young nation, should be represented seemingly only by old or infirm men.
Grace Kelly
Great
Old
Men
Husband
Country
Nation
Young
Great Country
Seemingly
Only
Like
Still
America
Often
Pity
Regarded
Which
Should
Europe
The great men of a nation reach out to all mankind. They are unifying, not divisive; internationally conciliating and still great nationally.
Gustav Stresemann
Great
Men
Nation
Out
Great Men
Divisive
Reach
Still
Mankind
Unifying
Internationally
The man or nation of high culture may acknowledge to great lengths the restraints imposed by conventions and honour, but beyond a certain point, primitive will or desire cannot be curbed.
H. P. Lovecraft
Great
Man
Culture
Will
Nation
Honour
High
Point
Primitive
Beyond
Imposed
May
Conventions
Acknowledge
Cannot
Certain
Certain Point
Desire
When the Jewish people, after nearly 2,000 years of exile, under relentless persecution, became a nation again on 14 May 1948 the 'fig tree' put forth its first leaves. Jesus said that this would indicate that He was 'at the door,' ready to return.
Hal Lindsey
People
First
Nation
Tree
Jewish People
Relentless
Would
Indicate
He
Put
Return
Became
Ready
Said
Leaves
Exile
Years
Persecution
May
Door
After
Again
Forth
Fig
Nearly
Jesus
Jewish
Reform is the mission from which we shall not digress; it is an expression of belief and determination between us and our people. With the help of Allah, we will proceed forward in this promising national process within the natural progress of the life cycle and the development of people and nation.
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Life
Natural
People
Determination
Progress
Allah
Will
Nation
National
Our
Our People
Promising
Shall
Development
Between
Mission
Within
Reform
Proceed
Process
Which
Us
Cycle
Help
Forward
Belief
Expression
If you help elect more gay people, that gives a green light to all who feel disenfranchised, a green light to move forward. It means hope to a nation that has given up, because if a gay person makes it, the doors are open to everyone.
Harvey Milk
Hope
Gay
You
People
Light
Nation
Doors
Everyone
Given
More
Gives
Open
Feel
Because
Makes
Up
Green
Person
Green Light
Disenfranchised
Move
The Doors
Move Forward
Elect
Means
Help
Who
Forward
I was right to back Muhammad Ali, but it caused me major enmity in many areas of this nation.
Howard Cosell
Me
Nation
Ali
Back
Area
Major
Caused
Muhammad
Muhammad Ali
Many
Right
Enmity
Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane.
Howard Zinn
Nation
Humane
Too
Civilized
Uncivilized
Been
American
Often
Taught
Inhumane
Actions
Territory is but the body of a nation. The people who inhabit its hills and valleys are its soul, its spirit, its life.
James A. Garfield
Life
Soul
People
Nation
Valleys
Spirit
Hills
Territory
Inhabit
Body
Who
America is a nation with many flaws that only the stupid would deny, but with hopes so vast that only the cowardly would refuse to acknowledge them.
James A. Michener
Stupid
Nation
Cowardly
Would
Hopes
Only
Vast
Deny
America
Refuse
Acknowledge
Them
Flaws
Many
Unfortunately, in places like Ferguson, in New York City and in some communities across this nation, there is a disconnect between police agencies and the citizens they serve, predominately in communities of color.
James Comey
Police
Nation
Citizens
City
Some
Color
Between
New
Like
Disconnect
Ferguson
York
New York
New York City
Unfortunately
Places
Agencies
Across
Communities
Serve
The NATO treaty is crystal clear on this one: An attack on one nation shall be regarded as an attack on all of them.
James G. Stavridis
Nation
NATO
One Nation
Shall
Attack
Clear
Crystal
Regarded
Them
Treaty
Every nation whose affairs betray a want of wisdom and stability may calculate on every loss which can be sustained from the more systematic policy of its wiser neighbors.
James Madison
Wisdom
Nation
Every
Neighbors
Systematic
Betray
More
Wiser
Calculate
Policy
Affairs
Loss
Stability
May
Want
Sustained
Which
Whose
Every Nation
The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation.
James Monroe
Best
Nation
Ought
Advantage
Stock
Which
Public
Lands
Public Lands
The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Today
Liberty
Will
Independence
Black
First
Nation
Rebuild
Our
Once
States
Solidarity
Independent
Must
Spirit
Emerge
Colombia
Inspired
Attain
Haiti
Venezuela
Empower
Shed
Forefathers
Led
Blood
Die
Cannot
Us
Helped
United
United States
Exposing Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam's wicked radicalization of black American males must become a key component of our national education.
Jesse Lee Peterson
Education
Key
Black
Islam
Become
Nation
National
Wicked
Our
Must
Component
Males
Louis
American
Exposing
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