Saddam Hussein Quotes

Our belief in ourselves as a nation will perish.

For my part, I do not believe that the country is in danger. I think England is safe in the race of men who inhabit her; that she is safe in something much more precious than her accumulated capital — her accumulated experience; she is safe in her national character, in her fame, in the traditions of a thousand years, and in that glorious future which I believe awaits her.

Our position is extremely perilous; if we do not earnestly promote nationalism and weld together our four hundred millions into a strong nation, we face a tragedy - the loss of our country and the destruction of our race. To ward off this danger, we must espouse nationalism and employ the national spirit to save the country.

I truly believe we can be the greatest nation on Earth.

Japan is a great nation. It should begin to act like one.

Every nation has a vision it lives for and is prepared to make all sacrifices. One may call it National purpose, … It is something which does not change. If it changes, a nation dies. It is supreme and therefore the nation acts and reacts with the limits laid down by it. It is the vision which allows a nation to build its future.

It is a hard and difficult thing to do to create a nation

The country is the people.

It is nationalism which engenders nations, and not the other way round.

For all the great purposes for which the Federal government was established, we are one people, with one common country, we are all citizens of the United States.

Nationhood is not founded on religion but blood ties, a common culture and homeland.

There is a pride which spurs nations on to great achievements

Every nation has a home. The sentiment of nationality cannot gather simply round an idea or a memory or a program or about some function or status, such as a priesthood or an aristocracy or a Legion of Janissaries.

As far as we can look back into history, the downfall of any nation can be traced from the moment that nation became timid about spending its best blood.

We are very clear that we will go to any lengths for the sake of protecting our national pride.

Political people give speeches and espouse positions declaring that America is the best and strongest nation in the world.

If you want your country to do well as everyone says, bring a positive light to it.

We are not just any nation.

Anti-Americanism from abroad would not be such a problem if Americans were united in standing up for their own country.

On the same line of reasoning, if Australians were to be Australians, or rather if Australians were as separate from any other nation as Australia from any other land, there would be no jealousy between them on England's account.

Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted.

I distinguish, between nationalism and patriotism.

And my father, after all, was a nationalist.

There's a civic nationalism in Britain and dozens of other countries.

The Iraqis have become invested in their nationhood.