National independence, and the preceding political struggles, helped create the space for literary creation in many post-colonial countries. Much of modern Indian or Chinese literature is inconceivable without the political movement for freedom from foreign rule. Pankaj Mishra chinesecolonialcountry share on social
National isolation breeds national neurosis. Hubert H. Humphrey breedisolationnational Change image and share on social
National languages are all huge systems of vested interests which sullenly resist critical inquiry. Edward Sapir criticalhugeinquiry Change image and share on social
National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to take such criticism personally but to regard the media as their allies in keeping the government clean and honest, its services. Corazon Aquino allycleancriticism share on social
National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence. Kofi Annan confidenceglobalhold Change image and share on social
National Missile Defense is of a nature to retrigger a proliferation of weapons, notably nuclear missiles. Everything that goes in the direction of proliferation is a bad direction. Jacques Chirac baddefensedirection Change image and share on social
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month is celebrated each May, and becomes a chance for our Nation to become more familiar with the effects of this disease, and about the preventable steps that we can take to deal with it. Lois Capps awarenesscelebratechance share on social
National partition is a sorrow that touches all Koreans, but for me it is brought to the fore by unimaginable personal suffering. Park Geun-hye bringforekorean Change image and share on social
National politics and elections are dominated by emotions, by lack of self-confidence, by fear of the other, by insecurity, by infection of the body politic by the virus of victimhood. Tariq Ramadan bodyconfidencedominate Change image and share on social
National polls showed that when England and France declared war on Germany, in 1939, less than 10 percent of our population favored a similar course for America. Charles Lindbergh americadeclareengland Change image and share on social
