Every child in America should be acquainted with his own country. He should read books that furnish him with ideas that will be useful to him in life and practice. As soon as he opens his lips, he should rehearse the history of his own country.
After a day and a half or so the traveler will realize that crossing the continent by Interstate he gets to know the country about as well as a cable messenger knows the sea bottom.
A finance minister should have a basic understanding of the country, know where the shoe pinches and, hence, have some compassion in policy formulation. An ability to understand economic issues should certainly be there.
I like geography. I think I know every country in the world. If someone from another country plays for my team, I will know where he is from.
We all need to make sure that we fully understand our country.
I saw many aspects of the country which I needed to see in order that I might know what we need to do.
That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle too obvious to require investigation.
New Zealand is the only country I know well enough to write about. It can sometimes lead to complications.
It is quite time that our children were taught a little more about their country, for shame's sake.
Of course, one cannot get to know a country like the United States in short visits.
A lot of what you need to know about countries you can learn from open sources and by understanding the language and the culture.
I was asked to speak about Canadian politics. It may not be true, but it's legendary that if you're like all Americans, you know almost nothing except for your own country. Which makes you probably knowledgeable about one more country than most Canadians.
