Native Nations

Famous quotes containing the words native and/or nations:

    To tell the truth, I saw an advertisement for able-bodied seamen, when I was a boy, sauntering in my native port, and as soon as I came of age I embarked.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    The best nations are those most widely related; and navigation, as effecting a world-wide mixture, is the most potent advancer of nations.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)