Countries Quotes

“I don't care a damn about men who are loyal to the people who pay them, to organizations...I don't think even my country means all that much. There are many countries in our blood, aren't there, but only one person. Would the world be in the mess it is if we were loyal to love and not to countries?”
― Graham Greene, Our Man in Havana

“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.”
― Frédéric Bastiat

“Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you never met, and to take pride in accomplishments you had no part in.”
― Doug Stanhope

“Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam. A country without a language is a country without a soul.”
― Pádraig Pearse

“The most dangerous people in the world are not the tiny minority instigating evil acts, but those who do the acts for them. For example, when the British invaded India, many Indians accepted to work for the British to kill off Indians who resisted their occupation. So in other words, many Indians were hired to kill other Indians on behalf of the enemy for a paycheck. Today, we have mercenaries in Africa, corporate armies from the western world, and unemployed men throughout the Middle East killing their own people - and people of other nations - for a paycheck. To act without a conscience, but for a paycheck, makes anyone a dangerous animal. The devil would be powerless if he couldn't entice people to do his work. So as long as money continues to seduce the hungry, the hopeless, the broken, the greedy, and the needy, there will always be war between brothers.”
― Suzy Kassem

“The world, viewed philosophically, remains a series of slave camps, where citizens – tax livestock – labor under the chains of illusion in the service of their masters.”
― Stefan Molyneux

“The greater ignorance towards a country is not ignoring what its politicians have to say, it is ignoring what the inmates in its prisons have to say.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand.”
― Aphra Behn

“Understanding languages and other cultures builds bridges. It is the fastest way to bring the world closer together and to Truth. Through understanding, people will be able to see their similarities before differences.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“He who is ready to die for his country is a fool. For he didn’t choose where he was born; and where he was born didn’t choose him.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Borderless world is a good idea. But unless all countries of the world agree on that, it is mere idealism. A fancy idea which looks good only on paper.”
― Abhaidev, The Influencer: Speed Must Have a Limit

“I'm a man without a country. Or I'm a man with too many countries-you pick. Ultimately, in both global politics and the high school power hierarchy, they amount to the same thing.”
― Ally Carter, All Fall Down

“Asia is an entertainment, Europe is a dream, America is an imprisonment and Rest is a nightmare.”
― Santosh Kalwar

“War is not just the shower of bullets and bombs from both sides, it is also the shower of blood and bones on both sides.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“It makes me wonder what belonging to a place means. Charles died a Russian in Paris. Viktor called it wrong and was a Russian in Vienna for fifty years, then Austrian, then a citizen of the Reich, and then stateless. Elisabeth kept Dutch citizenship in England for fifty years. And Iggie was Austrian, then American, then an Austrian living in Japan.

You assimilate, but you need somewhere else to go. You keep your passport to hand. You keep something private.”
― Edmund de Waal, The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss

“I don't belong to any man. I don't belong to any woman. I don't belong to any religion. I don't belong to any country. I don't believe in borders. I don't believe in hate. I am as old as the mountains. I am as vast as the sky. I am as deep as the ocean.

They asked me my name.
And I said I am the rain.”
― Avijeet Das

“Countries are stories, concepts, invented by people just like you and me. And we can invent new stories, concepts, and culture based on shared, global experiences. People will continue to travel, as they always have, to places with better opportunities, fewer threats, and more fun to be had. Yet as the world becomes more global and technologically advanced, not everyone gets to participate beyond one locality, and protecting free movement is often overlooked. That’s why our systems need to adapt. Governments and companies need to deliver new infrastructure to keep up with the pace of technology, its impact, and its potential.”
― Lauren Razavi, Global Natives: The New Frontiers of Work, Travel, and Innovation

“SAM-e is a prescription drug in many European countries that is sold as a supplement in the USA.”
― Steven Magee, Hypoxia, Mental Illness & Chronic Fatigue

“Clean cities, cleaner countries.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Some societies are made up of children.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“I don't belong to any man. I don't belong to any woman. I don't belong to any religion. I don't belong to any country. I don't believe in borders. I don't believe in hate. I believe in love. I believe in life. I am as old as the mountains. I am as vast as the sky. I am as deep as the ocean.

They asked me my name.
And I said I am the rain.”
― Avijeet Das

“Whatever equilibrium your nation reaches, there is always someone, at home or abroad, who has reasons to upset it.”
― Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism

“War crimes are used as propaganda by all countries at war.”
― Steven Magee

“Racism is no mere American phenomenon. Its vicious grasp knows no geographical boundaries. In fact, racism and its perennial ally—economic exploitation—provide the key to understanding most of the international complications of this generation.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

“There is the convenient temptation to attribute the current turmoil and bitterness throughout the world to the presence of a Communist conspiracy to undermine Europe and America, but the potential explosiveness of our world situation is much more attributable to disillusionment with the promises of Christianity and technology.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

“Coronavirus was an epidemic in some countries for decades before it became a global pandemic.”
― Steven Magee

“Happy countries are all alike; each unhappy country is unhappy in its own way, as has been written.”
― Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter

“To my African brother and sisters.
If you manage to go overseas or to other countries.
When you get there .Please don’t ruin it for other Africans .
Don’t say or do things that will make other Africans not be allowed .
Don’t be a curse to other Africans and don’t let other African be cursed because of you.”
― De philosopher DJ Kyos

“When a country just emerges from poverty, it possesses cheap labor; it's the best period for everyone, including the poor. This sweet spot occurs only once in a civilization. China was in that position two decades ago, and now it's India and Bangladesh. Enjoy this advantageous position as long as it lasts. The labor costs will soon rise, and we will face the same fate as the West. On paper, these countries may have higher GDP and better HDI, but in reality, people cannot afford basic necessities such as food, housing, healthcare, and education.”
― Hemen K