“My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.” CountryTogetherHistoryDearHeavyTrials Author:Charles de Gaulle
“One must not allow oneself to skid down to isolationism and unbridled economic egoism. ... The second possible mistake would be excessive interference into the economic life of the country. And the absolute faith into the all-mightiness of the state.” CountryStatesWould BeMistakeResponsibilityHistoryPowerEconomicHonestyCapitalismEconomicsAbsolutesOneselfDebtSocialismTaxationEgoismInterferenceIsolationism Author:Vladimir Putin
“Our anti-crisis policy is aimed at supporting domestic demand, providing social guarantees for the population, and creating new jobs. Like many countries, we have reduced production taxes, leaving money in the economy. We have optimised state spending.” CountryStatesJobsSocialResponsibilityHistoryPowerSupportEconomySecurityHonestyPolicyCreationCitizensDemandTaxesEconomicsCrisisInvestingProductionsDebtSocialismInternalsExpensesOther CountriesSocial SecurityTaxationReducingNew JobInvesting Money Author:Vladimir Putin
“As a Southerner I would have to say that one of the main importances of the War is that Southerners have a sense of defeat which none of the rest of the country has.” WarCountryHistoryImportanceDefeatAmerican Civil WarSoutherner Author:Shelby Foote
“Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war on each other and killed each other in great numbers - if only to become the kind of country that could no longer conceive of how that was possible.” IfsKindMadeWarCountryNumbersHistoryCivil WarAmerican Civil War Author:Bruce Catton
“Around it are those countries which, according to History, constitute the civilised world ie, a world that can support historians” WorldCountryHistorySupportHumourHistorianCivilised Author:Terry Pratchett
“Diplomacy, n : 1. The patriotic art of lying for one's country. 2. The art of letting someone have your way. 3. The art of saying 'nice doggy' until you can find a rock. A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.” MenWayArtCountryAgeRememberLyingHistoryNiceRocksHumourPatrioticDiplomacyDiplomats Author:Robert Frost