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In general, Americans are not very good at nation-building and not very good colonialists. -- Francis Fukuyama
It's not the job of the U.S. military to do nation-building or produce democratic utopias. -- Ted Cruz
In time it will become clear to everyone that support for the policies of pre-emptive war and interventionist nation-building will have much greater significance than the removal of Saddam Hussein itself. -- Ron Paul
Thanks to the heroic sons and daughters of this country, who have paid sacrifices, we have been able to score a number of victories which are encouraging the nation-building process we are engaged in. -- Girma Woldegiorgis
Before Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, there was the same sort of talk of young men sacrificing their lives so that a country might grow - that somehow it had been a great nation-building success for Newfoundland. -- Michael Winter
Fiction is a very powerful tool for teaching history. The Philippines was the first Iraq, the first Vietnam, the first Afghanistan, in the sense that it was the United States' initial or baptismal experience in nation-building. -- Miguel Syjuco
There are a growing number of conservatives and Republicans who, while they support the president and support the war in Iraq, wonder how many of these nation-building wars we're going to engage in and what the parameters of that are. -- Lamar Alexander
How did we win the election in the year 2000? We talked about a humble foreign policy: No nation-building; don't police the world. That's conservative, it's Republican, it's pro-American - it follows the founding fathers. And, besides, it follows the Constitution. -- Ron Paul
We are all equal children before our mother; and India asks each one of us, in whatsoever role we play in the complex drama of nation-building, to do our duty with integrity, commitment and unflinching loyalty to the values enshrined in our Constitution. -- Pranab Mukherjee
We've been in the nation-building business since World War I, and especially since WWII. The goal is not a Jeffersonian Democracy in Afghanistan, but a representative government that respects human rights, protects its own people, and is a friend of the West. These are very realistic - and necessary - goals. -- Oliver North
We're not into nation-building. We're into justice. -- George W. Bush
We want to make nation-building a people's movement. -- Narendra Modi
Bush humble foreign policy was hijacked into nation-building. -- Ron Paul
Nation-building is never a 'done deal' confined to history already established. -- Aberjhani
I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation building. -- George W. Bush
Infrastructure sector is all about building assets for the country. It is part of nation building. -- Gautam Adani
The first and most important component in nation building is LAW. Law is the source of national Cohesion. -- Myles Munroe
When the president during the campaign said he was against nation building, I didn't realize he meant our nation. -- Al Franken
The people gave me the responsibility of building the future of this nation. And I did it with honor. -- Hosni Mubarak
The people gave me the responsibility of building the future of this nation And I did it with honor. -- Hosni Mubarak
Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country. -- Nelson Mandela
We are not engaged in domestic politics, in church building or in social uplift work, but we are engaged in nation building. -- Marcus Garvey
President Obama and Democrats won a mandate to move us forward with jobs, healthcare reform, equality, and nation building here at home. -- Christine Pelosi
Let the professionals like doctors & engineers teach in schools once a week. Let's make teaching a national movement necessary for Nation building. -- Narendra Modi
I have seen people wanting to devote their time & energy to nation building. All they need is an opportunity. 'MyGov' is that opportunity! -- Narendra Modi
If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road. -- George W. Bush
Teachers have the hardest and most important jobs in America. They're building our nation. And we should appreciate them, respect them, and pay them well. -- Jim Hunt
In America, about the only thing censored today is Christianity, the same Christianity that was the driving force behind the building of this great nation. -- Rick Scarborough
WOMEN must be at the forefront of nation-building to bring the South African citizenry together and, therefore, develop a whole new ethos of human co-existence -- Steven Biko
I don't know any nation on Earth that succeeded in creating a strong middle class with rising wages based on building a stronger and bigger government. -- Mitt Romney
When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of nation building. -- Zaha Hadid
The men and women of Afghanistan are building a nation that is free, and proud, and fighting terror - and America is honored to be their friend. -- George W. Bush
Our nation will succeed or fail to the degree that all of us - citizens and businesses alike - are active participanats in building strong, sustainable and enriching communities. -- Arnold Hiatt
I think that before you take on nation building in your mind's eye as to how it should be, you'd better have a clear understanding if this is doable and will work. -- Anthony Zinni
We should be building a nation and it should be called the United States of America. We are spending all our money nation-building in other places and they don't even want us. -- Donald Trump

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