Tony Tan Quotes

Public before private and country before family.

Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.

The citizens of Israel come first.

I'm going to put the interests of the nation first.

Let's treat this country first and foremost.

South Africa must come first in everything we do.

Whoever is president, my first priority is the same - as always. I look for what's best for West Virginia and the nation as a whole.

I'm surprised that we've gotten to a point where we don't put our country first and put our party first.

The most important, what I believe myself to do, is what is the interest of Lebanon, what is the interest of my country and my nation? And I'm going to do it fully.

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

We shouldn't be thinking about individuals or departments. We should be thinking about national interest. Lifting the standard of Pakistan squash is like working towards national interest.

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

My approach to politics is that I'm not a Democrat or a Republican. I'm an American and I always support candidates I think are great for the country.

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

Citizen statesmanship recognizes legitimate local or special needs, but it places the national interest first.

By a Party, With a Party, but for the Country.

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

Sink all partisanship—America first.

In perilous times, country comes before party.

It is high time that we awaken from the romantic self-renunciation which made us admire all sorts of other nationalities while we ourselves languished in shameful bondage, trampled on by all the world; it is high time that we awaken to a healthy national egoism which, to put it frankly, places the welfare and honour of the fatherland above everything else.

The ruling authority is liable to raise a claim which could justify a deviation from the law by saying: The law is supposed to serve the country. The law is merely one consideration, there are additional considerations which are no less important; the good of the country is one such consideration and it could possibly override the law….this is a very dangerous claim. The saying that patriotism is the last refuge of the charlatan is well known. This argument, taken alone, is liable to topple the principle of the legality of government and the rule of law together with it.

By "nationalism" I mean the habit of identifying oneself with a single nation or other unit, placing it beyond good and evil and recognising no other duty than that of advancing its interests.

None of us has any personal interest above the interests of the country. Our country is more important than our careers.

Government should make tough decisions in the larger national interests, even if it upsets the people.

I can assure you that my first and foremost interest is my country.