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Every man has two countries, his own and France.
Every man has two countries, his own and France.
Let it be borne on the flag under which we rally in every exigency, that we have one country, one read more
Let it be borne on the flag under which we rally in every exigency, that we have one country, one constitution, one destiny.
New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think they are human.
New Zealand is a country of thirty thousand million sheep, three million of whom think they are human.
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed read more
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.
My countrymen should have nerves of steel, muscles of iron, and minds like thunderbolt.
My countrymen should have nerves of steel, muscles of iron, and minds like thunderbolt.
Canada is the essence of not being. Not English, not American, it is the mathematic of not being. And a read more
Canada is the essence of not being. Not English, not American, it is the mathematic of not being. And a subtle flavour - we're more like celery as a flavour.
My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the read more
My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to institutions are extraneous, they are its mere clothing, and clothing can wear out, become ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death.
You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have read more
You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer
