Nation

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The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations
States are as the men, they grow out of human characters
There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height
Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated
Just as a man would not cherish living in a body other than his own, so do nations not like to live under other nations, however noble and great the latter may be
A thousand years may scare form a state. An hour may lay it in ruins
The state exists for the sake of a good life, and not for the sake of life only
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home
Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right
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