I would reply to you, but I do not understand the way you worded your comment. What sound bite are you referring to? Could you say what you mean in a different way?
When I saw the quip, “We are a nation, not a business” my first thought was “sound bite”. I probably should have used terms like quip or comment instead.
One can’t separate business and nation since all of our affairs are performed in a businesslike manner. Even war. Unfortunately what we have are people who do not have our best interests in mind when negotiating our affairs. Our trade deals with the Communist, Iran and violent lawless Mexican border are vivid examples of their handiwork IMO. It all this stands, we eventually fall.