“The country was made without lines of demarcation, and it is no man's business to divide it... Do not misunderstand me, but understand me fully with reference to my affection for the land. I never said the land was mine to do with it as I chose. The one who has the right to dispose of it is the one who created it. I claim a right to live on my land and accord you the privilege to live on yours.” MenMadeSaidCountryLinesLandMinesClaimsPrivilegeAffectionDividesAccordUnderstand Me Author:Chief Joseph
“When ordinary Soviet citizens are told that a vital trade agreement awarding their country most-favoured-nation status with the US is being blocked in Congress because Soviet Jews are demanding as an absolute right something few other inhabitants can expect as a special privilege - then the result is likely to be spontaneous outbreaks of anti-Semitism.” CountryNationsResultsSpecialCitizensOrdinaryAbsolutesTradeCongressPrivilegeJewAgreementSovietSpontaneousAnti SemitismBlockedOutbreaksTrade AgreementsBe Spontaneous Author:Alan Brien
“Those of us who have the privilege to serve this country have an obligation to do our job as best we can. We come from different parties, but we are Americans first. And that's why disagreement cannot mean dysfunction. It can't degenerate into hatred. The American people's hopes and dreams are what matters, not ours. Our obligations are to them. Our regard for them compels us all, Democrats and Republicans, to cooperate, and compromise, and act in the best interests of our nation - one nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.” PeopleFirstsMeanDifferentCountryMatterDreamJobsNationsInterestJusticePartyLibertyRepublicanHatredRegardDemocratPrivilegeObligationCompromiseWhat MattersDisagreementDegeneratesHopes And DreamsIndivisibleDysfunctionLiberty And JusticeJustice For AllOne Nation Under GodLiberty And Justice For All Author:Barack Obama
“No country can really develop unless its citizens are educated. Any nation that is progressive is led by people who have had the privilege of studying.” PeopleCountryNationsStudyCitizensPrivilegeEducatedProgressive Author:Nelson Mandela
“When America's creditors consider our behavior they see total fiscal irresponsibility. They see a deluded country that acts as if it is a privilege for foreigners to lend to it, and a deluded country that believes that foreigners will continue to accumulate US debt until the end of time. The fact of the matter is that the US is bankrupt.” IfsBelieveEndsCountryMatterFactsAmericaBehaviorPrivilegeDebtEnd TimesForeignersDeludedCreditorsIrresponsibility Author:Paul Craig Roberts