National Benefit Quotes

My machine [the guillotine] will take off a head in a twinkling and the victim will feel nothing but a refreshing coolness. We cannot make too much haste, gentlemen, to allow the nation to enjoy this advantage.

For the good of the American people, we must place our own interests first.

We need a president who will choose to do what's best for the country, even when it doesn't personally benefit them.

Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.

I believe that it is a great mistake not to stand up for people, even when you differ with them, if you feel that they are trying to do things that will help our country.

A desire to see significant reform and change is perfectly compatible with our belief that membership of the E.U. is in our national interest.

Congress have an unlimited power to raise money ... restricted only by the duty to appropriate it to the purpose of common defense and of general, not local; national, not State benefit.

Where we are as a nation is due to having an openness to the people of the world. It's incredibly important. I firmly believe that we cannot shut our borders to immigrants. I think a fair and just immigration policy is good for our country and good for our society.

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country

The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or party.

The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation.

It is certain that if his Majesty seizes this unique opportunity, which perhaps the ages will never again present, we can deal England a blow that would abate her pride and place her power within just bounds ... and he would have the glory, so dear to his heart, of being the benefactor not only of his own people but of all nations.

The bedrock foundation of any rational immigration policy should be to benefit America rather than benefiting potential or existing immigrants, or any other specific group, whether favorable or antagonistic to them.

We welcome private investment, but any company or national firm will be a partner of a venture where the result will go mainly to the Bolivian people. Of course, any investor is entitled to recover their investment and take profits. But be assured that these new functions with our partners will also be reinvested in our country for the benefit of the Bolivian people.

We know the pain the president has caused our society and his family and his friends, but we know, too, how much the president has done for this country.

You know, there's a real irony in U.S. assistance programs. First of all, I think it's misnamed. We're not so much trying to help people as we're trying to help ourselves. So let's be clear about this. So these are - in my view, they're cold calculations of national security and not aid programs.

I have never said I would adopt the euro. Not today, not tomorrow, not in five years. We will introduce the euro when it will benefit Poles and Poland.

Can someone tell me, whatever we are doing, have we asked ourselves if our work has helped the poor or come to benefit the nation in any way? We should come out of the 'Why should I care' attitude and dedicate ourselves to the nation's progress.

Labour's approach is not about what is politically right, it is about what is right for the country.

Nobody has single-handedly done more for the U.S. than me.

The most humble research scientist in the Department of Agriculture is at this time contributing more to this country than the most useful member of Congress.

People understand we're on the doorstep of doing something really historic that will help the American people and strengthen our country for the long run.

Nations keep agreements, keep their treaties so long as they continue to do them good.

The foreign policy of this government is driven by politics - to extend a revolution worldwide. My objective with regards to foreign relations is to benefit all Venezuelans.

Anything that we can do to raise personal savings is very much in the interest of this country.