#National Strength Quotes

“My countrymen should have nerves of steel, muscles of iron, and minds like thunderbolt.”

“Nobody respects a country with a poor army, but everybody respects a country with a good army. I raise my toast to the Finnish army”

“We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us.”

“A country is as strong, really, as its citizens. And I think that mental and physical health - mental and physical vigor - go hand in hand.”

“A tired nation, said David Lloyd George, is a Tory nation, and the United States today cannot afford to be either tired or Tory.”

“I don't mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.”

“A nation' s strength ultimately consists in what it can do on its own, and not in what it can borrow from others.”

“A people... who are possessed of the spirit of commerce, who see and who will pursue their advantages may achieve almost anything.”

“Continued dependence on relief inducers a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber.”

“America can't provide health care to people who need it. We can't invest in science and technology, which will determine whether or not we are going to be competitive in the long term. There has never been a country on Earth that saw its economy decline and yet maintained its military superiority.”