"A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation."
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"Truths are more likely to be discovered by one man than by a nation"
"We are not only a Latin American nation, we are an Afro-American nation also."
"Usury once in control will wreck the nation."
"No nation can be free if it oppresses other nations."
"Power without a nation's confidence is nothing."
"A nation which has forgotten its past can have no future."
"The nation that has the schools has the future."
"Above all nations is humanity."
"A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence."
"Nations which don't find their national identities will be preyed upon by other nations."
"Before peace between the nations, we have to find peace inside that small nation which is our own being."
"The Jews are not a nation!"
"Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation."
"Take away a nation's heritage and they are more easily persuaded."
"It is the English-speaking nations who, almost alone, keep alight the torch of Freedom."
"Whatever we once were, we are no longer just a Christian nation; we are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, a Buddhist nation, a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers."
"Languages are the pedigree of nations."
"It is for women to come forward and choose the path of sacrifice for serving the nation."
"We are indeed a nation of shopkeepers."
"Education is the cheap defense of nations."