#national

Nothing is more useless in developing a nation's economy than a gun, and nothing blocks the road to social development more than the financial burden of war. War is the arch enemy of national progress and the modern scourge of civilized men. ↗

— King Hussein I

#blocks #burden #civilized #developing #development

There is much to be said for having an experienced international jurist who is entirely unconnected with the allied invaders, on the tribunal. ↗

— Saddam Hussein

#entirely #experienced #having #international #invaders

Well firstly, that points certainly at the need for international standards on biometrics that would move in the same direction so that we can have the same technical requirements. ↗

— Asa Hutchinson

#direction #firstly #international #move #national standards

The challenge to our national economies and the collective economy of Europe will become - with the growth of China and the continuing productivity growth of the US - even more intense in the decades to come. ↗

— John Hutton

#challenge #china #collective #come #continuing

The birth of a true poet is neither an insignificant event nor an easy delivery. Complications generally begin long before the fated soul carries its dubious light into whatever womb has been kind enough to volunteer the intricate machinery of its blood and prayers and muscles for a gestation period much longer than nine months or even nine years. ↗

— Aberjhani

#creativity #literature #national-poetry-month #poem-in-your-pocket-day #poetry

As we continue to make great progress in the war on terror, now more than ever, it is important that members of the international community stand-by and bolster the efforts of the emerging diplomatic leaders in Iraq and Afghanistan. ↗

— James Inhofe

#bolster #community #continue #diplomatic #efforts

Mercury pollution from power plants is a national problem that requires a national response. ↗

— Tom Allen

#national #plants #pollution #power #power plants

Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself. ↗

— Scott Hamilton

#because #courage #figure #figure skating #hard

On any measure, Spain's bank rescue has been a disaster. A hundred million euros have been added to the national debt, ten-year bonds are at a record high and the country's credit rating has been downgraded three notches. ↗

— Daniel Hannan

#any #bank #been #bonds #country

Why should one U.S. airman give up his life when our national security is not in imminent danger? ↗

— Sean Hannity

#give #his #imminent #life #national