“We speak with pride and admiration of that little band of Americans who overcame insuperable odds to set this nation on course 200 years ago. But our glory didn't end with them. Americans ever since have emulated their deeds.” YearsLittlesEndsAmericaCoursesSpeakNationsPrideBandGloryYears AgoDeedsAdmirationOdds Author:Ronald Reagan
“The invasion of Iraq will surely go down in history as one of the most cowardly wars ever fought. It was a war in which a band of rich nations, armed with enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world several times over, rounded on a poor nation, falsely accused it of having nuclear weapons, used the United Nations to force it to disarm, then invaded it, occupied it, and are now in the process of selling it.” WorldWarEnoughUsedForceNationsProcessPoorUnitedRichBandWeaponsIraqNuclearSellingNuclear WeaponsUnited NationsAccusedInvasionCowardlyFalsely AccusedPoor Nations Book:Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire Source: Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire
“I am the pinball geek of the band, probably of the nation of Canada. I've been a pinball fan my whole life. I started collecting machines in the late '90s.” WholeNationsFansBandLateMachinesWhole LifeCanadaGeekCollectingPinball Author:Ed Robertson
“The ONLY thing that seems to band all nations together, is that their governments are universally bad.” SeemsGovernmentTogetherNationsBand Author:Frank Zappa
“You see, when a nation threatens another nation the people of the latter forget their factionalism, their local antagonisms, their political differences, their suspicions of each other, their religious hostilities, and band together as one unit. Leaders know that, and that is why so many of them whip up wars during periods of national crisis, or when the people become discontented and angry. This is the explanation of all wars, all racial and religious hatreds, all massacres, and all attempts at genocide.” PeopleKnowsWarTogetherPoliticalNationsDifferencesReligiousForgetLeaderPeriodsBandHatredCrisisAngryLocalsExplanationLatterGenocideSuspicionUnitsHostilityWhipsMassacresAntagonismTogether As OnePolitical DifferencesReligious Hatred Author:Taylor Caldwell
“Apache have the strongest nation in the world behind them. So we're going to inflict pain where our European aunts and uncles had to endure it. And so the fact that you could actually get Nazis scared of a band of Jews, that's - again, that's a gigantic psychological thing.” WorldFactsPainNationsBehindsBandEndureScaredJewPsychologicalStrongestNaziUnclesAuntAunts And Uncles Author:Quentin Tarantino
“One thing that Americans do at this time also, though, is let's commit ourselves, just everyday American people Joe Six-Pack, hockey moms across the nation I think we need to band together and say, never again. Never will we exploited and taken advantage of again by those who are managing our money and loaning us these dollars.” PeopleThinkingNeedsTogetherNationsTakenOne ThingMomBandSixAdvantageDollarsEverydayCommitHockeyPacksTaken AdvantageSix PacksHockey Mom Author:Sarah Palin
“Britain, as a pop music nation, used to have this very 'empire' kind of attitude. We used to 'invade' the world with our bands, you know? That's obviously changed, because in Europe they're much more interested in bands speaking their own language. Especially in France and Germany. They're starting to develop their own bands much more.” KnowsWorldKindUsedLanguageNationsAttitudeChangedBandEuropeStartingPopsFranceGermanyBritainEmpiresPop Music Author:James Dean Bradfield