Ivica Dacic Quotes

Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.

This thing called nationalism is a treasure that a country uses to try to develop and a nationality uses to try to survive. China has lost this treasure.

We are very clear that we will go to any lengths for the sake of protecting our national pride.

I think that America will not trust a party to defend America that isn't willing to defend itself.

Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin.

We prefer the well-being of our country over the well-being of an individual or group.

The safety of the country stands above all other considerations, and no matter what the cost, the safety of the country must be assured.

Freedom is not free. It is more important to protect the sovereignty of this country than to be playing any sport or athletic event.

Never should the word peace fall from the mouths of our highest officials.... With such a country as ours, with her vast areas ... her immense natural resources, and her hundreds of millions of inhabitants, if all would prove their loyalty to their emperor and love of their country, what indeed is there to fear from any strong invader? Let us not think of making peace, nor rely solely upon diplomatic maneuvers.

Let the world be grafted onto our republics, but the trunk must be our own.

Our mission is to bring awareness to any issue which challenges the security, sovereignty, or domestic tranquility of our beloved nation.

People should know this of me: I will do what is required to keep our country safe and secure because, in the end, that is what people's livelihoods and jobs rely on.

Fascism means first of all defending your nation against the dangers that threaten it. It means the destruction of these dangers and the opening of a free way to life and glory for your nation.

My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all.

America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.

Japan is a great nation. It should begin to act like one.

My question about everything I do is, does it make our country stronger?

Nations have always good reasons for being what they are, and the best of all is that they cannot be otherwise.

In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death.

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by self-deception.

I care about Bahrain. Bahrain is very dear to me. I will not allow people to play around with our laws.

Any effort which wittingly or unwittingly draws a wedge between the people and Armed Forces of Pakistan undermines the larger national interest.

They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation like England to submit to be robbed by any invader who chooses to visit her shores seemed to me to be nonsense.

Uncritical American boosterism - automatic endorsement of every government action - is myopic and self-defeating.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.