Young men and women are to build up a strong character. A nation's greatness was reflected in the character of the people. If it was sullied by selfishness, such a people could not prosper or achieve great things. Selfishness had its place in life as everyone had to look to his own needs and that of his family, but it could not made the be-all and end-all of life.

Vallabhbhai Patel

CharacterGreatnessSelfishnessNation...+6

Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

NationLifePerilWar...+1

A nation which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom does not get beaten.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

NationSacrificeLifeFreedom...+1

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.

Confucius

WorldNationFamilyLife...+2

The freedom of a citizen and the freedom of a religious believer are more than intimately related; they are mutually dependent. These two liberties give life to the heart of our Nation.

Dwight Eisenhower

FreedomCitizenReligiousBeliever...+5

The life of a man is three-score years and ten: a little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live.

Franklin Roosevelt

LifeNationFullnessMeasure...+1