#united

I am a subject of the British Crown, but whenever I have to choose between the interests of England and Canada it is manifest to me that the interests of my country are identical with those of the United States of America. ↗

— Wilfrid Laurier

#america #between #british #canada #choose

Canadians look down on the United States and consider it Hell. They are right to do so. Canada is to the United States what, in Dante's scheme, Limbo is to Hell. ↗

— Irving Layton

#canadians #consider #dante #down #hell

One of the arguments that authoritarian governments use to ward off the call for greater political freedom is to argue that American-style democracy is no guarantee of good policy.... Over the years, I’ve grown used to these arguments, and my response has rarely wavered: Sure, we might make dumb choices sometimes, but we will defend, to the end, the right to make choices at all, because we believe that our collective conscience, freely expressed, will eventually lead us in the right direction. When it comes to guns, it is getting harder to muster that argument abroad. Every new shooting, every new failure of will and citizenship, slashes another hole in our credibility as a way of life. ↗

— Evan Osnos

#authoritarianism #credibility #democracy #government #gun-policy

China's own recent history proves that when it opens itself, there is nothing its people cannot accomplish. A more open China will lead to a more prosperous and stable China. That's good for China, the United States and, indeed, the entire world. ↗

— Gary Locke

#cannot #china #entire #entire world #good

We welcome Chinese investment in the United States with open arms. ↗

— Gary Locke

#chinese #investment #open #open arms #states

As you begin your tour of the United States, you may as well know that one American national trait which irritates many Americans and must be convenient for our critics is that we relentlessly advertise our imperfections. ↗

— Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.

#american #begin #convenient #critics #imperfections

These terrorist actions, prepared in cold blood, against the people, the society and the institutions of the United States are unprecedented in history. ↗

— Ferenc Madl

#against #blood #cold #history #institutions

A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi... has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It's not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for. ↗

— Thurgood Marshall

#baby #black #born #challenge #child

I don't mind being a permanent nightmare for the United States. ↗

— Evo Morales

#i #mind #nightmare #permanent #states

Let me be very clear: We monitor the risks of violent extremism taking root here in the United States. We don't have the luxury of focusing our efforts on one group; we must protect the country from terrorism whether foreign or homegrown, and regardless of the ideology that motivates its violence. ↗

— Janet Napolitano

#country #efforts #extremism #focusing #foreign