#nation

The genius, wit, and the spirit of a nation are discovered by their proverbs. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#genius #nation #proverbs #spirit #their

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for them everything is possible. ↗

— Alexander Chase

#credulous #everything #imaginative #most #people

It is often said that men are ruled by their imaginations; but it would be truer to say they are governed by the weakness of their imaginations. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#imaginations #men #often #ruled #said

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during the campaign - is indispensable. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#campaign #despotism #during #indispensable #long

I am sure that, on the one hand, the Rothschilds appreciate the merits of Marx, and that on the other hand, Marx feels an instinctive inclination and a great respect for the Rothschilds. ↗

— Mikhail Bakunin

#appreciate #feels #great #great respect #hand

The communism of Marx seeks a strong state centralization, and where this exists, there the parasitic Jewish nation - which speculates upon the labor of people - will always find the means for its existence. ↗

— Mikhail Bakunin

#centralization #communism #existence #exists #find

Our goal is to make Maine the healthiest state in the nation and reduce our overall health care costs. ↗

— John Baldacci

#care costs #costs #goal #health #health care

As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own security and assist in the Nation's security. ↗

— Patrick J. Kennedy

#alert #any #assist #bill #give

Odd: I wish I could believe in reincarnation. Chief Porter: Not me. Once down the track is enough of a test. Pass me or fail me, Dear Lord, but don't make me go through high school again. Odd: If there's something we want so bad in this life but we can't have it, maybe we could get it the next time around. Chief Porter: Or maybe not getting it, accepting less without bitterness and being grateful for what we have is a part of what we're here to learn. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#reincarnation #death

That was the first major social sciences conference at which social scientists from all cultures wanted to reach a consensus on whether we can continue to pursue a national course in the social sciences or whether we need a cosmopolitan path that also connects us in a new way. ↗

— Ulrich Beck

#conference #connects #consensus #continue #cosmopolitan