Countrymen Quotes

You've got two countrymen going at it and neither guy really blinked until we got into (overtime) at the end there. This was very much like a playoff game. - Ken Hitchcock

Will you, my countrymen, the descendants of these men, warmed by their blood, inheriting their language, and having the principles for which they struggled confided to your care, allow them to be violated in your hands? - Joseph Howe

While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms. - Randy Neugebauer

When it comes down to it, I wanted to win wearing this (USA) uniform. I was going to run to my best so that we could win. It wasn't like running against the Kenyans. Today, it would have been nice to beat my old countrymen. At some point, I felt that I let my teammates down. - Bernard Lagat

When Germany awoke, a man's home was no longer his castle. He could be seized by private individuals, could claim no protection from the police, could be indefinitely detained without preferment of charges; his property could be seized, his verbal and written communications overheard and perused; he no longer had the right to foregather with his fellow countrymen, and his newspapers might no longer freely express their opinions. - Douglas Reed

To the memory of the Man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen. - Henry Lee

Though I love my country, I do not love my countrymen. - Lord Byron

There are diverse opinions around the world. Yes, I even hear my countrymen say that when America wants to do war, it is because they have an interest. But I tell them that they should be grateful because Americans helped them to become a free country after World War II. - Alfonso Nunziante

The last best hope of earth, two trillion dollars in debt, is spinning out of control, and all we can do is stare at a flickering cathode-ray tube as Ollie ''answers'' questions on TV while the press, resolutely irrelevant as ever, asks politicians if they have committed adultery. From V-J Day 1945 to this has been, my fellow countrymen, a perfect nightmare. - Gore Vidal