“After the fall of the Soviet Union, if you start the clock, then 47 journalists, reporters, cameramen, photographers have been killed in Russia since the fall of communism. That makes it the third most deadly country on Earth to practice journalism. That's not a record to be proud of.” IfsHas BeensCountryEarthFallPracticeRecordsProudThirdsUnionsPhotographerRussiaJournalismCommunismJournalistClockSovietReportersBe ProudSoviet UnionCameraman Author:Daniel Silva
“Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.” IfsCountryMomentsFallAirEnglandSlaverySlaveBreatheOur CountryThat MomentLungsShacklesSlavery Freedom Author:William Cowper
“To fight aloud, is very brave— But gallanter, I know Who charge within the bosom The Cavalry of Wo— Who win, and nations do not see— Who fall — and none observe — Whose dying eyes, no Country Regards with patriot love— We trust, in plumed procession For such, the Angels go— Rank after Rank, with even feet— And Uniforms of Snow.” KnowsCountryEyeFallFightingWinningNationsFeetDyingAngelRegardBraveSnowUniformsPatriotBosomsMiscellaneousProcessionCavalry Book:Dickinson Source: Dickinson
“The whole financial structure of Wall Street seems to rise or fall on the mere fact that the Federal Reserve Bank raises or lowers the amount of interest. Any business that can't survive a one percent change must be skating on thin ice. Why even the poor farmer took a raise of another ten percent just to get a loan from the bank, and nobody from the government paid any attention. But you let Wall Street have a nightmare and the whole country has to help to get them back into bed again.” CountryWholeFactsHelpingSeemsGovernmentFallInterestPoorAttentionStreetsWallAmountBedTenPercentEconomicsPaidRaisesStructureMereFinancialIceNightmareFarmersReservesLoanSkatingFederal ReserveSkating On Thin Ice Author:Will Rogers
“One of the most important virtues of the American character is our ability to approach the complexities that life presents us with common sense and decency, .. The considered judgment of the American people is not going to rise or fall on the fine distinctions of a legal argument but on straight talk and the truth. It is time for the president and the Congress to follow that common sense for the good of the country.” PeopleImportantCountryCharacterFallPresidentAbilityCommonVirtueFineJudgmentApproachArgumentCongressCommon SenseComplexityDistinctionDecencyAmerican Character Author:Dick Gephardt
“Countries, therefore, when lawmaking falls exclusively to the lot of the poor cannot hope for much economy in public expenditure; expenses will always be considerable, either because taxes cannot touch those who vote for them or because they are assessed in a way to prevent that.” WayCountryFallPoorEconomyTaxesVoteExpensesExpenditures Book:Democracy in America Source: Democracy in America
“Markets will rise and fall, but this is the United States of America. No matter what some agency may say, we've always been and always will be a triple A country.” MayCountryMatterStatesAmericaFallUnitedUnited StatesNo Matter WhatAgencyUnited States Of AmericaRise And Fall Author:Barack Obama
“Now I love to feel that warm southern rain, Just to hear it fall is the sweetest sounding thing. And to see it fall on your simple country dress It's like heaven to me I must confess.” FeelsCountryFallHeavenSimpleRainDressesWarmSouthernSweetest Author:Ben Harper
“Every drama school in the country turned me down, and so I was lucky to study drama at all, even if it was lowly Birmingham University. But even when I came out with my degree, my mother promptly insisted I go straight to secretarial college to have something to fall back on, just in case - which didn't exactly fill me with confidence.” IfsCountrySchoolMotherFallCasesStudyCollegeDramaLuckyDegreesDown AndUniversityFall BackBirmingham Author:Tamsin Greig