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How to use the word countrymen in a Sentence?

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It is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. ... We shall reflect the compassion that is so much a part of your makeup. How can we love our country and not love our countrymen, and loving them, not reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they are sick, and provide opportunities to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory? ... We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free. It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each Inauguration Day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer.

Ronald Reagan

added by Normando
3 months ago

There will be no majority to bring the government down, but it will be a moment of truth, i understand our countrymen’s fears and anxieties, but we will definitely not improve things by denying economic reality.

Bruno Le Maire

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Religious liberty is the chief cornerstone of the American system of government, and provisions for its security are embedded in the written charter and interwoven in the moral fabric of its laws. Anything that tends to invade a right so essential and sacred must be carefully guarded against, and I am satisfied that my countrymen, ever mindful of the suffering and sacrifices necessary to obtain it, will never consent to its impairment for any reason or under any pretext whatsoever.

Thomas F. Bayard

added by Normando
2 years ago

The overwhelming sentiment of the Filipino is that I am not qualified and it would be a violation of the Constitution to circumvent the law, the spirit of the Constitution, and so, in obedience to the will of the people, who after all placed me in the presidency many years ago, I now say, sa mga kababayan ko, sundin ko ang gusto ninyo( my countrymen, I will heed Duterte Carpio advice). And today, I announce my retirement from politics.

Duterte Carpio

Found on CNN
2 years ago

In June, these were nonviolent protesters, racially mixed, a lot of young people fueled by the Black Lives Matter movement, those outraged by the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed under the knee of a White police officer in Minnesota. There was no violence there ... And the Biden White House has made it clear that they think that the threat posed by domestic terrorism is equal to that posed by international terror groups like ISIS, which is such a sobering thought that fellow Americans could be perceived as such a dangerous threat to their countrymen and women.

An AP reporter

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Countrymen are saddened by bootlicking media who continue to spread fake news through its homepage and channel and praise politicians who insult national flag

Raneshwar Sing Kishan

added by anonymous
3 years ago

Having seen them on the front lines of this battle for nearly a year, and now having had my own life in their hands, I will always remember their heroism and dedication and all that they sacrifice and risk as they fight this dangerous illness on behalf of their countrymen.

Lana Marks

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

If king wears the virus protection mask , then only the countrymen should wear it otherwise not.

Probarb

added by anonymous
4 years ago

There's a relationship of friendship and brotherhood with Ciudad Juarez, most of the people who lost their lives are our countrymen from Chihuahua, because most lead daily lives in El Paso, Texas, especially those who live in Ciudad Juarez.

Lopez Obrador

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We are by no means relinquishing any inch of our sovereign rights, nor compromising the rights of our 22 fishermen. We are demanding justice for our countrymen, and we are using all legal means toward that end.

Salvador Panelo

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I want to assure my countrymen that the country is in safe hands.

Narendra Modi

Found on CNN
5 years ago

This is a matter of humanity. This is a matter of being good to Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum said.Gastelum countrymen and fellowship.

Juan Manuel

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We aren't naïve, but we have an obligation to be honest with our countrymen and tell them, as those who came before us have done in their time, what should be done. ... What we must do.

Heather Wilson

Found on CNN
5 years ago

In order to prevent our countrymen from being harmed and... we become a reason for that, all officials should ban all mujahideen (Taliban fighters) under their command from participating in such crowds and gatherings.

Zabihullah Mujahid

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I want to provide opportunities for my fellow countrymen that will improve their situations. As a politician, I want to help create jobs so that I can bring them out of their poverty, i want to give them hope. He added: Boxing has been my passion, but public service is my calling. I love my boxing, but I realize now that is not what my life is all about.

Manny Pacquiao

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

In the last few days, our country's innocent children died in a hospital. In these times of crisis, these times of sadness, as all 1.5 billion of our countrymen give their condolences, I am with you all.

Narendra Modi

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Opportunist terrorists went among the protestors and set off explosions that killed and wounded a number of our countrymen including security and defense personnel.

Ashraf Ghani

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We have been through a lot and what we carry here are the dreams and hopes of our countrymen that should not be compromised.

Neither Aquino nor Roxas

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

The Brenner Pass is a symbol of the last 100 years. So many of our countrymen died there and it has become a symbol of friendship and dialogue.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

No ransom was paid and no individuals, who have been in Afghan jails because of crimes they have committed, have been exchanged for the release of our countrymen.

President Ashraf Ghani

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We express our deepest sympathy. They were fellow countrymen.

Mariano Rajoy

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I can't leave my countrymen and my home alone right now.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

The hell known as ISIS is what you read about in newspapers, while we live it every day, freedom squares where we once stood and chanted against injustice and crimes committed by the Assad regime have turned into squares of execution where bodies of my countrymen hang on its wall.

Abu Ibrahim

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

She's crying on TV. She's tried everything else, she doesn't have any other cards to play. All of her countrymen know it and currency crises tend to topple governments more than anything else.

James Dondero

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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