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| Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. |
| Nabobs to Northern |
| Nabobs nattering n. of negativism, 1553 |
| Nail Drive a n. home, 2032 a drop of water to the wall, 1394 want of a n., 1240 |
| Naked to mine enemies, 705 |
| Name I am become a n., 575 of the Lord thy God in vain, 1804 |
| Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte) (1769–1821), 334, 406, 820, 1154, 1559 |
| Narratives fancy in his n., 1175 |
| Nation, 1233–1239 accept the first defeat in its [America’s] proud 190-year history, 1885 bedrooms of the n., 1685 can [not] prosper unless … thought is … taken for the future, 312 character of an independent n., 1344 claim to be a great n., 628 Cleanse the body of this n., 1235 conscience of the n. must be roused, 1575 distress that has infested this entire N., 1342 future of this N., 2096 hope to be a happy N., 1476 hypocrisy of the n. must be exposed, 1575 I am the n., 65 is burdened with the heavy curse on those who come afterwards, 697 is living within its income, 809 keep a n. strong and free, 1239 meaning, so blessed by God, 1364 necessities of a n. … equal to its resources, 1791 never a n. great until it came to the knowledge that it had nowhere in the world to go for help, 831 new in spirit, 1617 no n. is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization, 1919 of employees cannot be free, 1081 of many nationalities, many races, many religions, 1482 of mere hucksters, 226 one N. under God, 1363 one’s own n. stands for everything that is good and noble, 933 organizing a n. in the midst of war and crisis, 1622 political parties … serve the interests of the whole n., 1376 propriety of the n. must be startled, 1575 shall not lift up sword against n., 1956 spoke to a N., 2014 territory does not make a n., 51 that cannot preserve itself ought to die, 1237 that loves liberty, 1081 This N. was founded, 219 three things which make a n. great, 815 way the n. is moving, 658 which attacks and occupies foreign territory, 913 which makes the final sacrifice for life and freedom, 660 will not only of Parliament but of the whole n., 1276 will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, 462 |
| National dialogue, 50 goal must be an environment that is pleasing to the senses and healthy to live in, 544 interest, 1381 purpose, 50 quarrel, 1929 spirit of n. masochism prevails, 1876 |
| National Archives Building, inscription, 1296 |
| National Book Awards, 169 |
| National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC), 150 |
| National Medal for Literature, 1297, 1589 |
| National Museum of American History (formerly National Museum of History and Technology) inscriptions, 972, 1663, 1710 |
| National Statuary Hall, 502 |
| Nationalities nation of many n., 1482 |
| Nationality set one n. against another, 1482 |
| Nation’s wounds, 1325 |
| Nations blessed are those among n., 1233 conduct conciliatory and friendly to all n., 616 Great n. rise and fall, 1238 Great n. write their autobiographies in three manuscripts, 1236 help the developing n. of the world, 611 just God who presides over the destinies of n., 1061 new n. want independence, 1618 perish, 129 proudest n. of the Old World, 362 truth to the knowledge of n., 738 two great n. in the world … the Russians and the Anglo-Americans, 2045 who dare to be strong for the rest, 1233 |
| Nattering nabobs of negativism, 1553 |
| Natural resources, 310–311, 621 |
| Nature defacement of n., 16 has but one judgment on wrong conduct, 934 love for the mysteries of n., 1664 —pitiless in a pitiless universe, 433 |
| Navigation as broad a margin of protected n., 1809 |
| Nazi barrow, 2054 concentration camp system, 1372 |
| Nazism in Germany, 2046 |
| NCPAC. See National Conservative Political Action Committee. |
| Necessary not n. to change, it service n. for the public good, becomes honorable by being n., 1561 |
| Necessity in N. we are free, 1143 made truce with N., 1143 |
| Neck Some chicken! some n.!, 2056 wrung like a chicken, 2056 |
| Need We n. the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake, 1575 |
| Needs, 1240 are within easy reach, 1843 of the people, 1670 |
| Needy bestows … time and money on the n., 566 See also Poor |
| Negative relevance, 1589 |
| Negativism nattering nabobs of n., 1553 |
| Neglect benign n., 1579 |
| Negotiate never fear to n., 598 never n. out of fear, 598 |
| Negotiation Art of Legislation and … N., 481 with a foreign power, 792 |
| Negro American n. problem, 119 does not stop with the n., 1703 let the “n.,” “colored,” and “black” be stricken, 119 progress continues, 1579 whites who “understand the N.,” 118 woman for a slave, 1702 |
| Negroes committed to non-violence, 1894 not … in favor of making voters or jurors of n., 1578 |
| Neighbor God-given rights of his n., 54 without reproach, 820 |
| Neighbors do not copy our n., but are an example to them, 1568 |
| Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, 1439 |
| Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus (A.D. 37–68), 1457 |
| Netherlands, 890 |
| Neutrality maintain their n., 1211 |
| Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap, 1116 complain, 1113 dies the dream, 457 explain, 686, 1113 give in, 1353 put off till to-morrow what you can do today, 1116 spend your money before you have it, 1116 trouble another for what you can do yourself, 1116 |
| New all who told it, added something n., 594 Be not the first by whom the N. are try’d, 2021 life to those years, 22 nothing n. under the sun, 1301 our ease is n., so we must think anew, 1300 years to life, 22 |
| New England, 1241 he loves New England, 350 on one side, 1620 one great poem of New England, 1241 will be as thickly peopled as old England, 1847 |
| New Frontier for American art, 97 not a set of promises [but] a set of challenges, 769 |
| New Hampshire, 1848 |
| New Left, 524 |
| New Testament Could the N. T. have been composed as a conference report, 898 See also Bible |
| New World with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old, 1354 |
| New York City financial crisis, 806 |
| New York (State), 1620 |
| Newark State College inscription, 1799 |
| News, 1242–1243 good n. tonight, 1242 messenger who brings bad n., 1243 not to inhibit the collection and dissemination of n., 1522 |
| Newspaper is in all literalness the bible of democracy, 1247 not to let this letter get into a n., 1246 Parliament with N. Reporters, 1034 typical of methods now prevalent among certain n. owners and publishers, 337 |
| Newspaperman I became a n., 1250 |
| Newspapermen as a rule had no great respect for the lower House, 297 |
| Newspapers, 1244–1250 It [Russia] tolerates no n. but its own, 1653 without a government, 1245 |
| Niagara River, 731 |
| Nibbled liberty is n. away, for expedients, and by parts, 1053 |
| Night already devoid of stars, 1893 black n. of despair, 59 follow, as the n. the day, 1675 like a fire bell in the n., 1700 of time, 2083 snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of n., 1439 |
| Nightmare our long national n. is over, 761 |
| Nixon, Richard Milhous (1913– ), 1564 impeachment, 888 pardon, 1490 presidential election debates, 508 |
| Nixonland is not America, 62 |
| No Don’t take No for an answer, 2088 East, no West, no North, no South, 267 in thunder 1272 man is an island, 134 no; not a penny, 804 no, not a sixpence, 804 one can have his own way all the time, 653 one is right all the time, 653 republic where there is no justice, 946 right where there is no justice, 946 |
| Nobel Prize Faulkner, William, 1145 King, Martin Luther, Jr., 922 remarks by John F. Kennedy, 823 |
| Nobility, 1251–1252 |
| Noble Be N., 1252 |
| Nobleness enkindleth n., 1251 that lies / In other men, 1252 |
| Noblest attribute of man, 1196 Roman of them all, 1160 sport the world affords, 1637 |
| Nobody left to be concerned, 1749 Who is that? N., 1146 |
| Noise loneliness that makes the loudest n., 1129 |
| None gone his way alone, 136 of us really understands what’s going on with all these numbers, 810 |
| Nonpolitical speech by a politician, 1402 |
| Nonsense listen to n., 52 warp of sense and his woof of n., 625 |
| Non-violent movement, 1894 |
| Noose sure of the dock and much surer of the n., 1953 See also Hang; Hanged; Hanging |
| Normandy Chapel, inscription, 1733 |
| North I know no South, no N., no East, no West, 267 |
| North Carolina, 1253 is a valley of humility between two mountains of conceit, 1253 |
| North Vietnam. See Vietnam Conflict. |
| Northern charm and Southern efficiency, 1972 |
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