But there was a Palestinian nation, with a culture and folklore that has roots in ancient times.
We need to have some compassion the way that we threat our guests, because that after all is the way that we as a nation and as a culture ultimately will be judged.
The United States, by comparison, is a young nation, whose culture is determined by the many different immigrants who have come to our shores, and by the founding documents that guide our democracy.
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To begin with, the political and economic culture of a nation cannot be radically changed by government decree.
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As much as Russia may like to consider itself a Western nation, the economic culture of its people are not Western.
"At stake are the heritage, history and culture of a sovereign nation, " attorneys for Tsakhia said in the restraining order filing.
China is an ancient nation, with a deeply rooted culture.
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Chrysta Freeland advances a similar argument in Plutocrats: that billionaires have effectively seceded from the countries in which they happen to reside to become a nation unto themselves, with its own culture and folkways.
Paris (CNN) -- Fresh political sex scandals, following closely on the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair, have France gripped by a debate on the nation's hidden culture of sexism and how its tough privacy laws, which prevent journalists from exposing sexual misbehavior, help perpetuate it.
This course might appeal to centrist justices like Anthony Kennedy, John Roberts and Stephen Breyer and perhaps could even command a unanimous court, which would have a welcome calming influence on the nation's culture wars.
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We must remember that the same thing that defined our strength on that day should define our strength in response -- a nation that unites people from every faith, culture and background in a common purpose.
It has become a battleground in the culture wars roiling in the nation's courtrooms.
They came to our shores in waves by choice as well as by necessity, building new lives even as they were building a new nation, enriching our heritage, enriching our culture in their own way.
But Tuesday's unveiling of the "Women's Equality Act" which also includes nine other elements of Mr. Cuomo's women's rights agenda will set up a philosophical fight in the state Senate over a divisive issue that has defined the nation's culture wars for four decades.
Working hand in hand with first responders, state, local, tribal and territorial governments, community groups, international partners and the private sector, we have made great strides in protecting our nation from terrorism and other threats while building a culture of resiliency and preparedness in our communities.
Bill Russell can reflect with pride on helping change the culture of a sport and the course of our nation.
And since it's his first trip to China, he looks forward to seeing for himself the culture and traditions that have made China a great nation.
"A nation's oral and written language is the backbone to its culture, " said the Arts Minister of New South Wales, George Souris.
Mr. PETER STEIN (San Francisco Jewish Film Festival): There's a sense that Jewish life throughout the world is under siege, Israel as a nation is under siege, but what is really remarkable about Jewish culture is the insistence on self-questioning.
The USA is a nation that values education and hard work, and is driven by a culture of achievement and tenacity.
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Gypsy culture is one of patriarchal families, sometimes clans, but never a nation.
It is like a death-blow for culture and the arts and the well-being of the nation.
Israel already has a well developed infrastructure and culture that fosters innovation, key elements to become the brain nation.
This then infiltrated the nation's best-loved game, reinforcing the idea of a "warrior" culture, when grit and determination were valued over technical skill.
Culture and background can only be seen as an asset when, as a nation we cease to look at our students and families of color from a deficit perspective.
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At the moment, we are nowhere near consensus: a large majority of citizens agree the nation is on the wrong track, but the political culture is split between proponents of smaller government and the ideological heirs to the New Deal.
The UK National Commission for UNESCO Culture Committee has submitted a response to the public consultation 'World Heritage for the Nation: Identifying, Protecting and Promoting our World Heritage', published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
But there could be another, more profound reason for sadness: In a nation that has begun to show a willingness to reform an entrenched and sometimes destructively incestuous business culture, the ouster of Chung Se Yung may represent a serious setback.
And our administration consistently has supported the basic concept that we are a nation of laws but we're also a nation of immigrants, and that immigrants continually have strengthened America's economy, America's culture, and that we have to create a system that works for all of us.
Matson's story is a reminder of a growing problem in many of the nation's busy, sprawling urban landscapes: More people are using bikes for transportation amid a culture and infrastructure designed for automobiles.
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