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Thomas Carlyle Quote: “To reform a world, to reform…”

To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself.

October 21, 2021 1795, December 4, Quotes by Philosophers, Scottish, Thomas Carlyle

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Quote: “Unless a nation’s life faces peril…”

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

October 17, 2021 1881, May 19, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Quotes by Leaders, Turkish

Greg Grandin Quote: “One of the things that has…”

One of the things that has made America exceptional – compared to other crisis-prone and class-conflicted countries – is that it has long enjoyed a benefit no other modern nation in the world could claim: the ability to engage in ceaseless, endless movement outward.

October 15, 2021 1962, American, Greg Grandin, Quotes by Historians

Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote: “The question is not whether we…”

The question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be… The nation and the world are in dire need of creative extremists.

October 3, 2021 1929, American, January 15, Jr., Martin Luther King, Quotes by Leaders

Arthur Schopenhauer Quote: “Every nation ridicules other nations, and…”

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

September 28, 2021 1788, Arthur Schopenhauer, February 22, German, Quotes by Philosophers

Ben Okri Quote: “I am one year older than…”

I am one year older than Nigeria at 51. In a human life, 51 might be old. But it is very young for a nation. By that, I mean a Nigeria conscious of itself as a nation.

September 25, 2021 1959, Ben Okri, March 15, Nigerian, Quotes by Poets

Louis Farrakhan Quote: “But when I reintroduced the Nation…”

But when I reintroduced the Nation of Islam, and began to host meetings in cities and thousands and thousands of people come out.

September 25, 2021 1933, American, Louis Farrakhan, May 11, Quotes by Activists

Samuel Taylor Coleridge Quote: “A man may devote himself to…”

A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind.

September 13, 2021 1772, English, October 21, Quotes by Poets, Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Charles de Montesquieu Quote: “A nation may lose its liberties…”

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.

September 9, 2021 1689, Charles de Montesquieu, French, January 18, Quotes by Philosophers

George Herbert Mead Quote: “In wartime we identify ourselves with…”

In wartime we identify ourselves with the nation, and its interests are the interests of our primal selves.

September 6, 2021 1863, American, February 27, George Herbert Mead, Quotes by Philosophers

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