Nations quotes
407 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Browse quotes that often appear alongside nations — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"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."
"No government can sell its nation on the backs of its people."
"Old folks are the nation."
"As a nation, I believe we've acquired faith in ourselves."
"No one nation can or should try to dominate another nation."
"The nation cannot be kept on the nonviolent path by violence."
"How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?"
"Great anger and violence can never build a nation."
"It strengthens the bonds between nations to have the same civil laws and the same monetary system."
"A nation is the sum of its memories, and when those memories are allowed to die, it is less of a nation."
"You can tell the strength of a nation by the women behind its men."
"No nation is ever taller than when on its knees."
"... vulgarity has no nation."
"A nation without borders is no nation at all."
"It is not the enactment, but the observance of laws, that creates the character of a nation."
"Without forgiveness there can be no future for a relationship between individuals or within and between nations."
