National Belonging Quotes

The making of an American begins at that point where he himself rejects all other ties, any other history, and adopts the vesture of his adopted land.

The Network Generation are secure in, and proud of, their Scottishness. Unlike my generation that grew up in the '80s, they don't see our sense of identity as under threat.

We are all Americans, sir.

I am not an Englishman, I was never an Englishman, and I don't ever want to be one. I am a Scotsman! I was a Scotsman and I will always be one.

We are Englishmen; that is one good fact.

Through the outreach that I have done, through platforms, I hope to unify Singaporeans because at the end of the day, Singapore is our home. We share a common destiny, and I think all of us work together for the benefit of our country.

Nationality is belief in a common origin and end.

I identify myself as a Nigerian because that is where I was born and raised and where my family still lives.

I feel very German - and who can make himself a judge over what is German and what is not - in my ideas and the ideas of my spiritual brothers of German origin.

Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French.

Being an American is something we need to learn and understand.

I don't think I am a citizen of the world; I am very much a citizen of my own country. But my own country is closely related to other parts of the world and influenced by what happens there.

Jack doesn't belong anymore to just a family. He belongs to the country.

I have no interest in Israeli citizenship... Israel does not want me, nor do I want Israel.

Even while writing about foreign places, I have been in a way writing about America, because that's the subject that interests me the most. I'm attached to it, critical, but it's definitely my country, and maybe even more so when I'm overseas.

It is in vain that we [Jews] are good patriots, even in some countries extreme patriots.

What is it that unites, on the left of British politics, George Orwell, Billy Bragg, Gordon Brown and myself? An understanding that identity and a sense of belonging need to be linked to our commitment to nationhood and a modern form of patriotism.

It's a strange one - I've been away for 20 years now; I've been away longer than I lived in Canada, but for some reason I remain wholly Canadian.

Canada will be a strong country when Canadians of all provinces feel at home in all parts of the country, and when they feel that all Canada belongs to them.

When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully apply to you. You chose to endure the same sacrifices as your fellow comrades in arms to preserve the freedom of a land that was not yet fully yours. You accepted that you might have to pay the ultimate price on behalf of a nation to which you did not fully belong. Now, you will officially become citizens of the United States, a country to which each of you has already borne true faith and allegiance in your hearts and your deeds.

As an ethnically Asian Muslim, born and bred in this country, I am British. I have never felt a conflict between my country, my religion, and my background.

National identity does not figure in the Tamil way of thinking.

If living in France bothers some people, they should feel free to leave the country.

It is the pride of my heart to have been one of the earliest adopted sons of America.

If you want to be part of the American country, then do it legally.