Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. Ulysses S. Grant individualnationpunish Change image and share on social
Nations, like individuals in a state of nature, are equal and independent, possessing certain rights and owing certain duties to each other. Millard Fillmore dutyequalindependent Change image and share on social
Nations, like men, have their infancy. Henry IV King infancymannation Change image and share on social
Nations, like plants and human beings, grow. And if the development is thwarted they are dwarfed and overshadowed. Claude McKay beingdevelopmentdwarf Change image and share on social
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. Victor Hugo dawneclipseendless share on social
Nations need to understand their own strengths and weaknesses, and India's tradition of dissent and democratic debate is a positive aspect. Rosabeth Moss Kanter aspectdebatedemocratic Change image and share on social
Nations, not least America, retain full command of their national forces. Mike Jackson americacommandforce Change image and share on social
Nations sometimes flourish by denying the crimes that brought them into being. Only when the original invasion, occupation, extermination or usurpation has been safely thrust into the political unconscious can sovereignty feel secure. Terry Eagleton bringcrimedeny share on social
Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin. Muammar al-Gaddafi destroynationnationalism Change image and share on social
Nations without a past are contradictions in terms. What makes a nation is the past, what justifies one nation against others is the past, and historians are the people who produce it. Eric Hobsbawm contradictionhistorianjustify Change image and share on social
