The world of classical music is so fascinating. It’s a world that encompasses people from everywhere and erases the basic restraints of nationality; everyone is united by this common language of music.

Our true nationality is mankind.

It is not earthly rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privilege, which proves that we are members of the family of God; it is love, a love that embraces all humanity.

I am a typical Irishman; my family came from Yorkshire.

Fine specimens of humanity, those Germans, and to think I’m actually one of them! No, that’s not true, Hitler took away our nationality long ago

The Union was formed by the voluntary agreement of the States; and these, in uniting together, have not forfeited their Nationality, nor have they been reduced to the condition of one and the same people. If one of the States chose to withdraw its name from the contract, it would be difficult to disprove its right of doing so

I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.

The world forgetting, by the world forgot

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.

I think that music is one of the most powerful things the world has to offer no matter what race or religion or nationality, sexual orientation, gender that you are it has the power to unite us.

For the Arabs in Israel there is always a tension between nationality and identity.