Quotes of People in Your Nation Mk. V

[The Yorkshire Commonwealth]

"I think the idea is, that once people have attained happiness, they stop pursuing it. Therefore, in order to abide by the spirit of their motto, Americans have made it virtually impossible for any regular person to climb the socio-economic ladder, and made it so that there's extremely little room above the bottom rungs, thus ensuring that the maximum number of people are pursuing happiness for the maximum amount of time.

I may be wrong though."

-Toots Macintosh attempting to explain the seemingly inconsistent nature of the country built on the promise of opportunity having by far the least meritocracy in the west

[Auroya]

"You know what? When a non-ceremonial monarchy, with a proper established nobility, and an only pseudo-democratic government has more meritocracy than you do by a very wide margin... you have a problem you should probably address. But that's just a hint."

--- Lady Evelyn v. Crimsonstein to a western diplomat

[Bereia]

"The idea that social mobility does not exist in America is a favorite mantra of the left. It is simple, clear, straightforward...and utterly false."

-- Dr. Karston Bell, Economist.

[Auroya]

"The Earth came into being and humans evolved upon it; upon its beautiful landscapes, in harmony with its rich and plentiful wildlife; its vast, wild steppes and mountains; its endless streaks of clouds. And then when we got the slightest bit of intelligence we messed it up! Humanity fuck yeah!

...That, my boy, is why I have a job."

--- Lord Alexander Lockridge-Calliwell, Chief of Staff, Her Majesty's Crowned Armed Forces

[Garten]

"The liberalization of Garten has been proceeding apace for some time now. With luck, we shall soon have wholly returned the Republic to its people. I can only pray to live to see it so."

- Nathanael Trent, statesman.

[Greater Mackonia]

"Interventionism is the ultimate expression of the worst sort of ethical arrogance manifest in the Western world. Democracy, especially the corrupt sort that flourishes in your country, is by no means a "right" nor is it something to be enforced. I would rather have tyranny in my name than freedom by the will of Washington or London."

-The Citizen.

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"Freedom is not a constant. The increase in one agent's freedom will lead to the decrease in another agent's freedom."

-Z.Maglos.

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"Many people say 'oh Communism was a good idea badly carried out'. I disagree, Communism was a horrible idea carried out well. Communism itself is a revolting system whereby, freely admitted in its purist form, the individual will is coldly subordinated to a vast social-economic superstructure which strives openly to eliminate any sort of distinction between men and replace it with shared mediocrity. Whereby culture, art, learning and all signs of the higher life are ignored in favour of brutal economic determinism. However when Communism was carried in the Soviet Union it instead led to one of the most meritocratic regimes of the 20th century, a place where the ignorant masses were duped into subservience by a learned bureaucratic elite, whereby religious dogmas were ruthlessly combated and an oligarchic elite forged a new morality in its place. Of course it was still fundamentally slave to its foul ideology and thus evidently had its major flaws and was not even close to a true Meritocracy. So when leftists moan about the 'Soviet Union not being true Socialism', let them, for the Soviet Union was better than true socialism."

-Lithastir Mythurin.

[The Nexus of Man]

"The liberalization of Garten has been proceeding apace for some time now. With luck, we shall soon have wholly returned the Republic to its people. I can only pray to live to see it so."

- Nathanael Trent, statesman.

"The London Bridge is falling down, but replace the bridge with the economy."

- Barney

[Mystral]

-"If there is a greatest happiness there is also the greatest sadness. It is losing all people you knew and loved and the fact that no one likes you"
- Manu Korrapati

[Fascist Republic Of Bermuda]

"The best kill is overkill."

-Commodore Tim Smith

[Auroya]

"Oh, we're interventionist, of course. But at least we don't do so under a false banner like the west likes to. We intervene, quite clearly, to protect our interests."

--- Caraya v. Magnia-Mediean, Royal Minister of Defense

[Estainia]

"Something that I adore about the Sunese, they still call themselves an empire, contrast with the Japanese that people so often mistake them for..." - Cornelius Maximilian rambling insanely about nothing important or sensible

[Bojikami]

"Bojikami is not nearly as interventionist as it once was. We're more concerned with protecting the east from the Western intrusions."
-Premier Yuri Ivchenko

[Bereia]

"Oh, we're interventionist, of course. But at least we don't do so under a false banner like the west likes to. We intervene, quite clearly, to protect our interests."

--- Caraya v. Magnia-Mediean, Royal Minister of Defense

"As do we, sometimes, though we have been known to send in the troops in the name of human decency. It is one of the reasons why we are so maligned."

-- Secretary of State Amaya Tagliaferro.

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"A listing of Progressive policies and decisions in political, economic, and social spheres is a veritable litany of failures. Perhaps this is why they scream so loudly. It is a distraction, a mechanism intended to keep us from focusing on the dismal failure that is Progressive policies in action."

-- Julissa Hickman, Citizen.

[Auroya]

"I, quite frankly, couldn't care less about how the rest of the world outside of our spheres of influence runs itself. It's been made quite clear that one of the NMP's stances is that our method of government is what we sincerely believe to be the best, and we will not tolerate incursions against it, but we have little interest in the politics of countries far away unless interests lie there. If you come here preaching a conflicting ideological or political message, you will not fare happily."

--- Lady Evelyn v. Crimsonstein, NMP Party Leader

[Estainia]

"We make a clear distinction between humanitarianism and imperialism. When we come to help you, that is what we are there to do. When we are there to conquer you, that is what we are there to do. We do not 'beat around the bush' as the Californians say." - Tsar Alexander Yordanov

[Auzkhia]

"Auzkhia is not western, we're central European."
-Emperor Karl II

[Ardavia]

"...Compared to the Frenkish or even the Russian air capabilities, Ardavia has shit for aerial capability, and don't get nearly as versatile a choice of air units as any other faction, and this was a deliberate choice that reflects the Ardavian focus on ground power according to the publishers. For example, the Lightning Interceptor is not capable of engaging any other faction's fighter one on one, but this is compensated for by the fact that the Ardavians' triple-A is, hands-down, the best choice for close-range anti-air power, and unless detected and neutralized beforehand, a properly concealed squadron of Mark 96 vehicles can cause hell for troop ships on the income before SEAD can react if you're lucky. On the other hand, Ardavia also gets the unique rule Orbital Drop, which allows for insertion anywhere on the table of a platoon Assault Marines, provided that area has been illuminated beforehand, and it suffers from vulnerability to inaccuracy if the insertion roll is bad. It has actually become a common strategy, often mocked with the title of SURPRISE MARINES FROM NOWHERE, to dedicate a single Lightning fighter to being a suicide scout, just to paint the enemy HQ for Orbital Drop.

Admittedly, this strategy heavily relies upon the Lightning being lucky enough to avoid being hit by AA and the Marines managing to land as a group and not spread out, but it can heavily cripple the enemy HQ if performed correctly. On another topic, it's apparently become rather popular to whine about the M1242 nearly doubling the price for any unit with a weapon loaded with it. Personally, I don't see a problem: the M1242's special rules gives it over doubled AP compared to a coil-accelerated rifle loaded with M1230. The latter costs three-fourths of the same rifle, without coil-assist, loaded with M1242, for half the AP value and slightly increased damage. For a last note, the AP value on the M1242 is enough to cut straight through the armour on some vehicles in Third Edition."

~Random forumgoer, discussing Imperialism and the Codex supplement Blood on the Sand, including new ammunition choices and rules for them and two new maps based on the 2150 intervention in the Middle East.

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"From the makers of Imperialism, we present Solar Conflict, a space-based interactive combat simulator, featuring famous ship models like the Asimov-class and the Vladivostok-class, from staple factions the New Frenco Empire and the Mechanocracy. With the especially developed Cryo II Engine based off the original Cryo Engine providing high-detail three-dimensional animation, battles are extremely vivid, taking places in three dimensions. Players used to the three-dimensional nature of combined battles in Imperialism will recognize the need to work in three dimensions. With battles ranging from large engagements in empty space to battles tying into Imperialism, Solar Conflict promises to be one of the most exciting games of the year.

~Official trailer for Solar Conflict, a stand-alone addition to Imperialism.

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"Just got Solar Conflict, and my first battle was extremely fun. We ran a 2v2 game with the Imperialism connection function, one person on each team taking care of the space part while the other handled the ground conflict. I was playing the Ardavians on the ground, allied with my friend's NFE space fleet, and we were playing two of my other friends, with Nexus ground forces and Mechanocracy space support. We eventually lost, my friend was overwhelmed in space while I held out just fine on my end, and Mechanocracy space superiority meant we got overrun with hostile bombardment from orbit while the Nexus mounted an offensive and I got crushed by their combined forces. Still, it was a fun game, and I really recommend getting it. I suspect it's a shoe-in for Game of the Year."

~Another forumgoer, discussing Solar Conflict. The orbital bombardment function that is accessible once the space battle is won has been a source of criticism, but not many care, as most space battles last longer than the ground engagement.

[Bereia]

"Liberty is a prerequisite for true virtue in society. There is no virtue in an act which benefits others if the only reason you commit to it is to avoid punishment or harm. That is merely self-service."

-- Julissa Hickman, Citizen.

[Greater Mackonia]

"Oh, we're interventionist, of course. But at least we don't do so under a false banner like the west likes to. We intervene, quite clearly, to protect our interests."

--- Caraya v. Magnia-Mediean, Royal Minister of Defense

"As do we, sometimes, though we have been known to send in the troops in the name of human decency. It is one of the reasons why we are so maligned."

-- Secretary of State Amaya Tagliaferro.

"Yes, your own conceptions of an utterly arbitrary concept of 'human decency' backed up by your own purely subjective cultural norms. So actually your 'sending in the troops for human decency' is little more than imposing your moral standards on others-an entirely self-serving act of egotism."

-The Citizen.

[Saurisisia]

"If we were to decide between isolationism and interventionism, we would choose the former."
~ Tulio Ouranos, National Alliance member

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"Oh look, you're judging someone's intelligence by their political alignment alone, how cute."
~ Secretary of War David Santorez Sr., being his usual wise-ass sarcastic self

[Auzkhia]

"Countries that easily send troops to far flung lands should be careful. Before we take action, we ask 'is military action worth it?'. Ultimately, war is for our protection and the defence of our interests."
-Lord Blue Thunder, war minister and air marshal.

[New Frenco Empire]

"As do we, sometimes, though we have been known to send in the troops in the name of human decency. It is one of the reasons why we are so maligned."

-- Secretary of State Amaya Tagliaferro.

"Yes, your own conceptions of an utterly arbitrary concept of 'human decency' backed up by your own purely subjective cultural norms. So actually your 'sending in the troops for human decency' is little more than imposing your moral standards on others-an entirely self-serving act of egotism."

-The Citizen.

"Moral righteousness is as good a cover as any, I guess. We don't need covers, though. We have a bloated defense budget, a million and a half men and women willing to fight and die for our means, twelve aircraft supercarriers, four hundred C-630 heavy transport hovercraft and a love for resources and influence. What other reason do we need for sticking our nose in places? Not to mention, if we put troops there, that means Ivan can't put troops there. More staging grounds are always great."

-Ygritte Kline

[Western-Ukraine]

"Fighting us is like fighting against money. Money always wins."
- Western-Ukrainian Minister of Defence

[Auroya]

"Let's be frank. If we're going on a humanitarian mission, we're there to bring our morality to you. That is exactly that mission's purpose. Let's not hide it, shall we?"

--- Caraya v. Magnia-Mediean, Royal Minister of Defense

[Greater Mackonia]

"No Mrs Ambassador you are mistaken, there is no 'humanitarian emergency' going on in Greater Mackonia, the people are not 'crying out for help'; the rebels who your government wishes to arm are calling out for help because they are being hunted down and destroyed like the criminals they are. And to complete this correction of terminology you are not advocating a 'humanitarian intervention' you are advocating an invasion to destroy the legitimate government of this nation and install a gang of terrorists in its place."

-Premier Malseth Malthero, to a U.S dignitary who expressed concern about the situation in Mackonia's civil war.

_{(It probably would be considered serious humanitarian crisis by most standards given that the Military and Rebels are both razing entire provinces to the ground but the point still stands)}