Nations are as equal as so many madmen or drunkards.
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The Big Time
by
Fritz Leiber
Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.
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Gulliver's Travels
by
Jonathan Swift
"Nations at war are wild beasts," she replied. "The passions of these hordes of men are not an example for a living soul. Our souls grow up to the light: we must keep eye on the light, and look no lower."
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The Adventures of Harry Richmond
by
George Meredith
There seemed to be nothing to see; no fences, no creeks or trees, no hills or fields. If there was a road, I could not make it out in the faint starlight. There was nothing but land: not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made.
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My Antonia
by
Willa Cather
"I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars."
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Howards End
by
E. M. Forster