Nations Quotes

“If a nation blames other nations for their problems, most likely the citizens of the nations will do the same thing.”

“If a nation blames other nations for its problems, most likely that nation will always be having problems.”

“In reality the concept of ‘other nation’ is wrong because there is only one nation: The Human Nation!”

“What constitutes the character of a nation is the character of many individual human beings; every national character is in essence, simply human nature. All the worlds nations, therefore, have a great deal in common with one another. The foundation of any national character is human nature. The foundation of national character is simply a particular colouring taken on by human nature, a particular crystallisation of it.”

“Nationalism is not the awakening of nations to self-consciousness: it invents nations where they do not exist.”

“For a nation to be truly great, she must first identify her national values, enumerate her virtues and formulate her value system. But the most tasking of all these is to develop a culture in her people, that will best represent the proclaimed value systems of the nation.”

“When a nation leaves the fate of his country to an ignorant and fool person, then that nation itself will be remembered in the history as ignorant and fool nation!”

“The nationalism of a small nation can, with treacherous ease, become detached from its roots in what is noble and human. It then become pitiful, making the nation appear smaller rather than greater. It is the same with nations as with individuals; while trying to draw attention to the inadequacies of others, people all too often reveal their own.”

“Here is a good way for the world to make a good progress: Let the less clever nations learn good things from the more clever nations!”