#nation

The historical basis for the gap between the black middle class and underclass shows that ending discrimination, by itself, would not eradicate black poverty and dysfunction. We also need intervention to promulgate a middle-class ethic of success among the poor, while expanding opportunities for economic betterment. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#among #basis #betterment #between #black

It is the eye of ignorance that assigns a fixed and unchangeable color to every object; beware of this stumbling block. ↗

— Paul Gauguin

#assigns #beware #block #color #every

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first. ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

#comes #first #hate #love #nationalism

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese? ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

#cheese #different #different kinds #forty-six #govern

No nation has friends only interests. ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

#interests #nation #only

The leader of Iran made one of the most repugnant remarks the international community has heard since Adolf Hitler. ↗

— Tom Lantos

#community #heard #hitler #international #international community

The best thanks we could offer those who went before and raised the Irish working class from their knees was to press forward with determination and enthusiasm towards the ultimate goal of their efforts, a Co-operative Commonwealth for Ireland. ↗

— James Larkin

#best #class #co-operative #commonwealth #could

Therefore it is essential that some means should be sought whereby the work of the nation may be carried on without constant yet at present necessary dislocation. ↗

— James Larkin

#constant #dislocation #essential #may #means

You may succeed in your policy and ensure your own damnation, by your victory. ↗

— James Larkin

#ensure #may #own #policy #succeed

Today's global landscape is increasingly interconnected. China and the Middle East play critical roles towards international peace and security. ↗

— Rick Larsen

#critical #east #global #increasingly #interconnected