Quotes of People in Your Nation Mk. V

[Bojikami]

"...And it is in this, our darkest hour, this nation needs not the petty squabbles of politicians, but it must be united under one leader."
-Anthony Regovishki, 1941, upon suspending the constitution of Bojikami. It was not unsuspended until 1985.

"That is one hell of a long hour."

~Anon Citizen, being his usual stupid self

"Blame NATO and the North Koreans for that."
-Demitri Kasparov

[Navorgska]

"navorgska can into space?" - me ^^^

[Auroya]

"In every man and woman that I pass on the street I see more than others do: I see the potential of all of them; I see professors, artists, doctors, anything. Don't you tell me there's such a thing as 'natural stupidity'. All have immense potential and none shall be 'left to rot'; not on my and my party's watch.

You see, we do not grow stronger by weeding out the weak as some barbarians choose to. We become stronger by strenghtening everybody. You stand against us with your few strong; we stand against you as a great many - of slightly lesser strength individually, perhaps, but you will not triumph against our collective power."

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

[Bereia]

"The very driving purpose of a business enterprise is to generate a profit for the owners and a salary for the workers. Any business which cannot do these things is a failure."

-- Reagan Schaeffer, Founder & CEO, New Haven Motors.

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"People are not equal, and we do ourselves a severe disservice when we pretend otherwise. People are born into different households, to different parents and in different communities. They have interests in different fields and different ideas of happiness. Some are born stronger, faster, more intelligent, better looking, or more charismatic than others. The equality the Constitution grants is simply equality of every Citizen before the law. It is not a guarantee of total sameness in society."

-- Dr. Malcolm Pope, Chairman, U.S. Federalist Party.

[Greater Mackonia]

"In every man and woman that I pass on the street I see more than others do: I see the potential of all of them; I see professors, artists, doctors, anything. Don't you tell me there's such a thing as 'natural stupidity'. All have immense potential and none shall be 'left to rot'; not on my and my party's watch.

You see, we do not grow stronger by weeding out the weak as some barbarians choose to. We become stronger by strenghtening everybody. You stand against us with your few strong; we stand against you as a great many - of slightly lesser strength individually, perhaps, but you will not triumph against our collective power."

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

"If you believe nobody to be stupid then you have not met everyone. Of course the weak and stupid banded together will defeat the solitary intellects, that does not make them right, I thought I was supposed to be the one preaching Social Darwinian "might makes right"....But yet again I see the hypocrisy of the fearful moralists. Because guess what, it does not, no Man is great if he does so only through another, what is not accomplished alone is not worth celebrating and if you believe it is virtuous to thrive only as a social parasite among parasites then you are the barbarian here."

-Lithastir Mythurin.

[Interstellar America]

"Because institutionalized racism and classism is totally better than at least trying to recognize everyone as equals." - John Smith, Straw man.

[Auroya]

"If you believe nobody to be stupid then you have not met everyone. Of course the weak and stupid banded together will defeat the solitary intellects, that does not make them right, I thought I was supposed to be the one preaching Social Darwinian "might makes right"....But yet again I see the hypocrisy of the fearful moralists. Because guess what, it does not, no Man is great if he does so only through another, what is not accomplished alone is not worth celebrating and if you believe it is virtuous to thrive only as a social parasite among parasites then you are the barbarian here."

-Lithastir Mythurin.

"I am not saying that might makes right; I am demonstrating strength, that is all. I am not fearful of any opposition, I have always followed by own ethics and convictions strongly. If men are weak it is because they have been made weak by their environment, not because they have been born weak, and we take it as our duty to let them become strong again.

Different peoples to their own kind, I suppose, but I shall never understand this irrational ultra-individualism of yours. Perhaps it is because you are not human biologically, or because of the massive cultural differences; but humankind is inherently a social animal in its biology. The well-being of society is in harmony with the well-being of individuals - not recognizing that either of these is important to cater for will result in eventual collapse, whether you focus on society too much or on the solitary individual too much.

Do not take me for a radical collectivist."

--- Lady Evelyn v. Crimsonstein

[Bereia]

"Excuse me, what? I am worth considerably more than that, thank you very much. As of now my approximate worth is estimated at in excess of three hundred million dollars, which is still just a little fraction of the immense fortune my company has generated, most of which goes right back into the economy, as it should. I feel no shame about my personal finances, but if you're using it like a weapon against me for political reasons, at least get the numbers right when you do it."

-- Reagan Schaeffer, Founder & CEO, New Haven Motors, addressing a critic.

[Auroya]

"Oh, come on now. In sixty-six years mankind went from Kitty Hawk to Apollo. We're capable of quite amazing feats when we work together a little. Every Crown of public money that goes into any kind of scientific and technological endeavour is more than worth it."

--- Evangeline Monty, IASA Royal Administrator

[Interstellar America]

"You're looking at what's left of three divisions. If we're lucky, there's maybe a brigade's worth of strength here."

"Jesus Christ... We can't have a good day can we?" - part of a conversation between Gen. Matthias Williamson and Lt. Col. Andrew Peterson, U.S. Army, First Contact War, 2047

[Estainia]

"If even the humblest of men does not hold his head up high no matter how intellectual he is or how rich or poor he is, no matter how fleet of foot or strong of body, then and only then do these people who twist the name and ideas of Darwin win. We are each of us great, and even the weakest person is greater than the one who looks down on his fellows." - Gwendolyn Maximilian

[Greater Mackonia]

"It is impossible not to look down upon your fellow man when one can fly."

-Z.Maglos.

[Tellus Mater]

"Terran short count, Eight hundred thousand, two thousand seven hundred and one, anno domini, now incorrect by nearly a century. Tellan long count, year forty three. Observing Sol III, remarking at the beautiful silence to have fallen the world since the natives abandoned it a long count ago. Studying the new natives of the planet in question, they stand perhaps four feet tall, are vegetarian and quite communal in nature." - Notes of Field Scribe Gaius Domitius

[Talonis]

"I just need to step out for a sec to make some minor ramifications to the on-board plasma cannon, we'll be fine."
-Famous last broadcast of the TSS Dovebyrd.

Cause of destruction was counted as having added the largest commercially available plasma cannon to a freighter, and leaving a wrench inside it.

[The Nexus of Man]

"The Leaves of Grass. A walking hunk of kevlar, metal plates, ceramic plates, servos, and a gigantic blade rising from the torso. Their attacks are only sheer decapitation of the enemy, and self-detonation.

The best part about them? They are extremely easy to make, extremely fast to produce, and extremely efficient in killing.

They are, to a Frenkish, Ardavian, or Mechanocratic soldier armed with only a knife, or even a high-veolicty rifle for God's sake, their worst nightmare. Not even counting the explosion they can produce."

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Dr. Aluino Armendarez, the Nexus's top weapon and military designer

[Allancia]

"The Leaves of Grass. A walking hunk of kevlar, metal plates, ceramic plates, servos, and a gigantic blade rising from the torso. Their attacks are only sheer decapitation of the enemy, and self-detonation.

The best part about them? They are extremely easy to make, extremely fast to produce, and extremely efficient in killing.

They are, to a Frenkish, Ardavian, or Mechanocratic soldier armed with only a knife, or even a high-veolicty rifle for God's sake, their worst nightmare. Not even counting the explosion they can produce."

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Dr. Aluino Armendarez, the Nexus's top weapon and military designer

OOC: Wilhelm Strasse wants to have coffee with you on friday.

"In the system of evolution, there is no right or wrong. Only the way that makes you look pimped out as hell, and extinction."

-DMIOE
Reichskanzler
Making a joke about evolution

[The Nexus of Man]

"SPREAD THE WORD."

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"Maw", posting a forum message, prior to the mass homicide spree in Neuva Havana, with Glasgow smiles or mouth lacerations on the cadavers. Maw, now known as William Turner, was found and publicly executed by the Nexus government for his crimes, with new evidence pointing to zoophilia, necrophilia, and pedophilia attacks.

[Allancia]

"SPREAD THE WORD."

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"Maw", posting a forum message, prior to the mass homicide spree in Neuva Havana, with Glasgow smiles or mouth lacerations on the cadavers. Maw, now known as William Turner, was found and publicly executed by the Nexus government for his crimes, with new evidence pointing to zoophilia, necrophilia, and pedophilia attacks.

OOC: *Nope intensifies*

"Within the halls of monarchy, one finds the epitome of failure. Corruption, bribery, incompetence, all can be found on the resume of a king."

-Unknown Allancian, presumably 1880's era revolutionary

[Auzkhia]

"It is impossible not to look down upon your fellow man when one can fly."

-Z.Maglos.

"I do it all the time."
-A pegasus

[The Grand World Order]

"I don't really try and compare who has a 'more dangerous' job. The cities have a ton of people, and the city boys have to deal with terrorists, people who break from being stuck in the rat race, head-hunting psychopaths- I deal with the occasional slaver gang and the nastiness out in the Wilderness, but it's a much nicer pace. I go entire days without seeing anyone else. It's kind of nice. There's a reason I chose this instead of the streets, but I can understand why I'm the exception instead of the norm." -Ranger Todd Harmon, a member of the elite Black Forest Rangers of the European Continental State Police Department and one of the foremost authorities on rural law enforcement and the mysteries of the Orderian Wilderness

[The Nexus of Man]

"Many ask me, 'why do you slang dope?'

Do you want me to slang your children or something?"

- Barney

[The Grand World Order]

"C'mon. Push the button! Hallelujah! push the button hallelujah! push the button push the button pushthebutton, nuke them, get them before they get you! Nuke them get them before they get you hallelujah!" -Excerpt from Grand Commander Griffith Victor's personal notes before his episode that led to him being deposed; never published

[Wisconsin9]

"It is impossible not to look down upon your fellow man when one can fly."

-Z.Maglos.

There y'are, ya bastard.—Unknown, immediately before shooting down a hostile aircraft with a MANPADS.

[Dremono]

"I am jovial to see you are all cheering so loud for our great glorious Democratic People's Republic of Dremono!"
- President Larkton Ulysses, while addressing a crowd applauding using the country's trademarked "Joy Machines", designed to torture one into cheering.

[Themiclesia]

Selection of quotes from the Conservative Party convention in 1939.

The duty of mankind is to transcend nature, not to remain confined by ‘this law of nature’ and ‘that principal of conservation’... It is not within the stock of mankind to alter himself to fit nature, but to alter nature to serve himself; this is already evident... we do not move into groves in the summer and climb into caves in the winter, but cause windows to be opened and fires to be built. We physically change the temperature around us but not move to find a suitable temperate environment... We constitute the only race to have this unique gift.

The more gifted have a duty to the less, but all people are equally gifted. This is possible because gifts are aspectual and limited in scope. In the prehistoric society, the strong have a duty to defend the weak; the wealthy have a duty to clothe and feed the poor; the audacious have a duty to lead the meek, and the meek to follow the audacious. This is the radix of human supremacy amongst the animal races.

The human being represents the perfect form of being in the world. That the perfection be preserved, we must never consciously alter our stock, for it must lead us to falter from our perfection...

It is the intention of our creator that we continue the names of our progenitors, therefore we must procreate. It is against the will of the divinity for the state to bar procreation. It is furthermore demonstrated as ideal that two people who love each other procreate, for only thus will the child receive the blessings of childhood under a complete family, the most sacred institution of the world...

Because life is created by the divine, it is divine; likewise the state is mundane. How can ever a mundane entity come before a divine one? Life must always take precedence over the state. If the dissolution of a state can save a human life, then that state must be dissolved… Of course, all of us strive to assist the state in its various enterprises, but ultimately the raison d’être of the state is to serve the individual, not the other way around. Let it be absolutely clear that humans have created states to serve themselves.

It follows therefore that states must never offend the divine. Human life is one such item… Since we, the people of Themiclesia have come to realize this, we have ceased altogether the practise of killing, even in warfare. We realize that killing an enemy combatant only advances the interest of the state, and the state is second to life. We profess moral superiority over all other nations because of this our conviction.

The strong acquire strength. The powerful possess the strength to relinquish strength to be at peace and equilibrium with the world and reposes his confidence in the simple rectitude of humanity.

A leader leads. A good leader educates until he is not needed.

A good general leads his army to victory in battle. A better general leads his army to victory without battle. Two better generals lead their armies to joint victory without battle: they resolve their differences wisely so that neither leaves with a frown.

A soldier who saves a friend is a hero. A soldier who saves an enemy soldier is a sage.

What use is strength? It creates inequities.

It degrades the human race to be nationalistic, for a nationalist benefits the part and diminishes the whole.

We refuse to use weapons that our opponents do not have. It makes us evil and them injured, neither of which is desirable in our path to sagehood. Let us advance so that we shall all be richer, not that some become poorer and some others still poorer.

Utopia may indeed never be achievable, but I say that an incher closer to it is still better by an inch. Let us all move by such an inch.

Cultures are often characterized by the era in which they form. Bronze age cultures are more peaceful than those of the iron age, for iron is more plentiful and superior in weaponry, thus enabling more to become armed and those so armed to be doing greater damage. The people of Themiclesia are so peaceful because our culture originated in the Neolithic period, in which killing a human being is quite difficult. We are conditioned to avoid it because of its difficulty, and let us preserve our conditionment that way.