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1 " If you have sacrificed my nation to preserve the peace of the world, I will be the first to applaud you. But if not, gentlemen, God help your souls." Czechoslovakian foreign minister Jan Masaryk to Lord Halifax as reaction to announcement of allies' betrayal in 1938. "
2 " To my shame, my nation and the church of the lord Jesus Christ in my continent is covered head to toe in this ignorance. "
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3 " I will never quit. My nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down i will get back up, every time. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my enemies and to accomplish our mission. I am never out of the fight. "
4 " But facts abound to the affirmation that most Christians in my nation Nigeria and all around the world, would rather pray to God to come and fix their country than do something about it themselves. "
5 " If you were a country," I said, " what would your national anthem be?" I meant a pre-existing song -- " What a Wonderful World" or " Que Sera, Sera" or something to make it a joke, like " Hey Ya!" (" I would like, more than anything else, for my nation to be shaken like a Polaroid picture." ) "
