The country is lyric, the town dramatic. When mingled, they make the most perfect musical drama.
One, if by land, and two, if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm For the country folk to be up and to arm.
The country is not priest-ridded, but press-ridden.
A man must be of a very quiet and happy nature, who can long endure the country; and, moreover, very well contented with his own insignificant person.
Where should the scholar live? In solitude, or in society? in the green stillness of the country, where he can hear the heart of Nature beat, or in the dark, gray town where he can hear and feel the throbbing heart of man?
Nothing marks the change from the city to the country so much as the absence of grinding noises. The country is never silent. But its sounds are separate, distinct, and as it were, articulate.
The common schools are the stomachs of the country in which all people that come to us are assimilated within a generation. When a lion eats an ox, the lion does not become an ox but the ox becomes a lion.
Every politician in the world is all for revolution, reason, and disarmament-but only in enemy countries, not in his own.
There cannot be true democracy unless all citizens are able to participate fully in the lives of their country.
Wealthy women have rights in every country. And poor women don’t.
Our country deserves no less, because all of the other issues we want to deal with depend upon us being secure and strong.
It does not matter what country we live in, who our leaders are, or even who we are. Because we are human, we therefore have rights. And because we have rights, governments are bound to protect them.
If a country doesn’t recognize minority rights and human rights, including women’s rights, you will not have the kind of stability and prosperity that is possible.
I believe I am a work horse. I believe that that is what our country needs. We need a president who will roll up our sleeves collectively as a nation and tackle the problems that we confront.
It is a fact that around the world the elites of every country are making money.
I believe capital gains, for the most part, should be taxed the same way we tax income from hard work, sweat, and toil. And if we do those things, we can be a country that actually can afford debt-free college again.
Rich people, God bless us. We deserve all the opportunities to make sure our country and our blessings continue to the next generation.
I have a million ideas. The country can’t afford them all.
I’m not going to quit. Why should I quit? This country is worth fighting for.
I think we do not need to send more jobs to low wage countries. I think corporate America has to start investing in this country and create decent paying jobs here.