Nation Quotes

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar.

These cruel, wanton, indiscriminate bombings of London are, of course, a part of Hitler's invasion plans. He hopes, by killing large numbers of civilians, and women and children, that he will terrorise and cow the people of this mighty imperial city ... Little does he know the spirit of the British nation, or the tough fibre of the Londoners.

The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.

I have never accepted what many people have kindly said - namely that I inspired the nation. Their will was resolute and remorseless, and as it proved, unconquerable. It fell to me to express it.

Far be it from me to paint a rosy picture of the future. Indeed, I do not think we should be justified in using any but the most sombre tones and colours while our people, our Empire and indeed the whole English-speaking world are passing through a dark and deadly valley. But I should be failing in my duty if, on the other wise, I were not to convey the true impression, that a great nation is getting into its war stride.

Everyone can see how communism rots the soul of a nation. How it makes it abject in peace and proves it abominable in war.

A man will perhaps tolerate an offensive word applied to himself, but will be infuriated if his nation, his rank, or his profession is insulted.

The safety of the world requires a new unity in Europe, from which no nation should be permanently outcast.

The only man in the world to have received the head of a nation naked.

When a country collapses, the chaos reproduces itself in every microcosm.

A nation without a conscience is a nation without a soul. A nation without a soul is a nation that cannot live.

Much might be said for and against the two-Party system. But no one can doubt that it adds to the stability and cohesion of the State. The alternation of Parties in power, like the rotation of crops, has beneficial results. Each of the two Parties has services to render in the development of the national life; and the succession of new and different points of view is a real benefit to the country.

These are the qualifications of a good Party man-you must know how to put your Party before yourself, and you must know the occasions when to put nation before Party.

Since 1911 much more than a quarter of a century had passed, and still mortal peril threatened us at the hands of the same nation.....once again we must fight for life and honour against all the might and fury of the valiant, disciplined, and ruthless German race. Once again! So be it.

The House will feel profound sorrow at the fate of the great French nation and people to whom we have been joined so long in war and peace, and whom we have regarded as trustees with ourselves for the progress of a liberal culture and tolerant civilization of Europe.

I see a lot of patterns in our behavior as a nation that parallel a lot of other historical processes.

Herb is the healing of a nation, alcohol is the destruction.

That until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation. Until the colour of a man's skin is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes. Me say war.

We did some massive flirting in front of the nation, but there was never anything more than that.

There is no more debilitating, crushing, self-defeating, sickening thing in the world - to an individual or to a nation.