A man’s first duty is to his own conscience and honor; the party and country come second to that, and never first.
The poor in our countries have been shut out of our minds and driven from the mainstream of our societies, because we have allowed them to become invisible.
Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God’s children.
Commit yourself to the noble struggle for human rights. You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country and a finer world to live in.
My country, ’tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim’s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.
If I lived in a Communist country today where certain principles dear to the Christian faith are suppressed, I believe I would openly advocate disobeying these anti-religious laws.
We in the West must bear in mind that the poor countries are poor primarily because we have exploited them through political or economic colonialism.
Never could I advocate nonviolence in this country and not advocate nonviolence for the whole world.
My charge as prime minister is to take any decision that is in the best interest of the country.
Be less about protecting any type of identity affiliated to a country or even ethnic background. Be more about the fact that we’re here for a short time and Heaven is going to be a rainbow of people, multiculture, every generation.
Listen carefully to what country people call mother wit. In those homely sayings are couched the collective wisdom of generations.
We really are 15 countries, and it’s remarkable that each of us thinks we represent the real America. The Midwesterner in Kansas, the black American in Durham – both are certain they are the real American.
Here on the pulse of this new day You may have the grace to look up and out And into your sister’s eyes, Into your brother’s face, your country And say simply Very simply With hope Good morning.
I’m a serious aficionada of country music – Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry. I’ve even written some songs. They haven’t done anything of mine yet. But it’s only a matter of time.
When members of a society wish to secure that society’s rich heritage they cherish their arts and respect their artists. The esteem with which we regard the multiple cultures offered in our country enhances our possibilities for healthy survival and continued social development.
Wherever you go, in every country, on every continent, people yearn and hunger for one thing: to love and be loved.
Wherever you go – in every country, or in every continent, people yearn and hunger for only one thing, to love and be loved. Love transcends international boundaries and heals the wounds of hatred, racial, prejudice, bigotry and ignorance. It is the ultimate truth at the heart of all creation.
The main thing that I hate the most is ignorance, like the prejudice problems of America. I know it is worse in some other countries. But I wish I could borrow, like from Venezuela or Trinidad, the real love of color-blind people and bring it to America.
There’s bits of my heart in different countries around the world in which I travel.
Countries are stronger and more prosperous when the voices and opinions of all their citizens can be heard.