| NATION | 國家 |
| Without a country, I am not a man. Nawaf Al-Nasir Al-Sabah 沒有國家，我不是個人。 |
| A country grows in history
not only because of the heroism of its troops on the field of battle, it grows also when
it turns to justice and to right for the conservation of its interests. Aristide Briand 一個國家在歷史中突起不只是浴血沙場的將領，也突起於捍衛這國家利益的公義與權利。 |
| The soil of their native land is dear to all the
hearts of mankind. Marcus T. Cicero 故國鄉土對任何人的心靈都是無比親切。 |
| The wealth and prosperity of
the country are only the comeliness of the body, the fullness of the flesh and fat; but
the spirit is independent of them; it requires only muscle, bone and nerve for the true
exercise of its functions. We cannot lose our liberty, because we cannot cease to think. Sir Humphrey Davy 國家的富足及繁榮只是引人注目的外表而已，是豐富的肉體及脂肪；可是這個國家的精神卻與這兩者無關；身體的功能時只需要肌肉、骨幹及神經的運作。國家不能失去自由，因為我們不能停止思想。 |
| The more I saw of foreign countries the more I loved
my own. De Delloy 我看得越多外國我就越喜愛我自己的國家。 |
| Great countries are those
that produce great people. Benjamin Disraeli 偉大的國家是那些生出偉大人民的國家。 |
| Men may be linked in friendship. Nations are linked
only by interests. Rolf Hochhuth 人們因著友誼結合。國家因著利益而結合。 |
| The country has charms only
for those not obliged to stay there. Edouard Manes 國家只對那些不需要在此盡義務的人有吸引力。 |
| Most nations, as well as people are impossible only
in their youth; they become incorrigible as they grow older. Jean Jacques Rousseau 大多數的國家正如同人類一樣，不可能只停留在青年期；她們老邁時也同樣變得無可救藥。 |
| Great nations write their
autobiographies in three manuscripts -- the book of their deeds, the book of their words
and the book of their art. John Ruskin 偉大的國家以三個手稿寫下自傳 - 她們的行徑、她們的語言以及她們的藝術。 |
| Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are
right. Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860) 每一個國家都嘲諷別的國家，而大家都沒錯。 |
| The direct use of force is
such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and
large nations. David Friedman 直接訴諸於武力是解決問題最差勁的方法，只有幼童及大國會採取這樣的方法解決問題。 |
| A love of tradition has never weakened a nation,
indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril; but the new view must come, the
world must roll forward. Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), speech in the House of Commons, November 29, 1944 愛好傳統不會讓一個國家變弱，事實上能在危難的時刻使國家變得剛強；然而新觀念必須不斷來到，世界也需要不斷進步。 |
| The great nations have
always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes. Stanley Kubrick (1928 - ), in Guardian, June 5, 1963 大國做事像幫派份子，小國則像娼妓。 |
| A nation or civilization that continues to produce
soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) 一個國家或文明若持續不斷生出意志不堅的人，就等於在分期付款辦法中購買自己的心靈死亡。 |
| Peace is not a relationship
of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not
merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to
peaceful people. Jawaharlal Nehru 和平不是國與國的一種關係。這是寧靜心靈帶來的思想境界。和平並非只是沒有戰爭，也是心靈的境界。持久的和平只來自祥和的人們。 |
| Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class
is its future. Ayn Rand 上流社會是一個國家的過去；中產階級是國家的未來。 |
| Power always has to be kept
in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is
doubly dangerous. William Proxmire 權力需要經常接受檢驗；秘密運作的權力，特別是在國家安全掩飾下進行的，更是加倍危險。 |
| A statesman is a politician who places himself at
the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at his
service. Georges Pomidou 政治家是一個政客將自己放在國家事務之上。一個政客則是一位政治家將國家放在自己的事務之中。 |
| Compromise, if not the spice
of life, is its solidity. It is what makes nations great and marriages happy. Phyllis McGinley 妥協，縱然不是生命的調味料，也是不可或缺的。它能讓國家強盛、婚姻美滿。 |
| Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our
progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource. John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) 國家的進步無法離開教育的進步。人類的心智是我們最主要的資源。 |
| The Godless would deny and
destroy human rights .... the liberties of a nation cannot be secure when belief in God is
abandoned. U.S. Senate Chaplain Richard Halverson 無神者否認及摧毀人權...當對神的信仰失去時，一個國家崇尚的自由亦失去保障。 |
| Big nations are like chickens. They like to make big
noises, but very often it is no more than squabbling. Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Playboy Interview - December 1963 大國如小雞，喜歡大聲吵雜，但卻經常只是吵吵而已。 |
| Every culture has its
distinctive and normal system of government. Yours is democracy, moderated by corruption.
Ours is totalitarianism, moderated by assassination. Unknown Russian 每個文化都有自己獨特之處以及常態的運作模式。你們的是民主，藉著貪污腐敗運作，我們的叫集權，藉著暗殺運作。 |