The Japanese keenly learned from Western civilisation in a bid to modernize and preserve the nation.

Our nation is today a powerful nation.

Nuclear energy is the scientific achievement of the Iranian nation.

The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private sector, still strive to work in the same direction; this is why the Thai nation still stands.

Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation.

The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.

The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea.

Certainly our goal is to leave Iraq, but we can't leave Iraq with our forces until we know that the Iraqi security forces are capable and efficient enough to defend the sovereignty of the nation.