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“The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. Collect and learn them; they are notable measures of directions for human life; you have much in little; they save time in speaking; and upon occasion may be the fullest and safest answer.”
William Penn
“Nations do not mistrust each other because they are armed; they are armed because they mistrust each other.”
Ronald Reagan
“I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this -- no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.”
Will Rogers
“No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity”
Thomas Jefferson
“Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“Madness is rare in individuals, but in groups, parties, nations and ages is it the rule”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.”
Charles de Gaulle
“Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a common language.”
George Bernard Shaw
“Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars.”
Dale Carnegie
“The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who are keeping their ears to the ground”
Winston Churchill