Quotes about The United States of America

Americans are the best entertained and quite likely the least well-informed people in the Western world.

I like America to some extent.

Jobs are booming, incomes are soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is surging, and our country is thriving and highly respected again. America’s enemies are on the run, America’s fortunes are on the rise, and America’s future is blazing bright. The years of economic decay are over.

Washington couldn't tell a lie, Nixon couldn't tell the truth, and Reagan couldn't tell the difference.

The Electoral College needs to go, because it's made our society less and less democratic.

Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all - liberty!

May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not.

The American dream belongs to all of us.

America was established not to create wealth but to realize a vision, to realize an ideal - to discover and maintain liberty among men.

America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense… human rights invented America.

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

The essence of America - that which really unites us - is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion - it is an idea - and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.

America has the best doctors, the best nurses, the best hospitals, the best medical technology, the best medical breakthrough medicines in the world. There is absolutely no reason we should not have in this country the best health care in the world.

It is our duty and our privilege to keep America moving forward.

If you work hard and play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything.

There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody! You built a factory out there? Good for you, but I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate.

Every red stripe in that flag represents the black man's blood that has been shed.

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

The American dream is about freedom.

Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to public opinion.

Chum: 'Humans - they think they own everything.'
Anchor: 'Probably American.'

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.

If the world were a bar, America would currently be the angry drunk waving around a loaded gun. Yeah, the other people in the bar may be afraid of him, but they sure as hell don't respect him.

Something is wrong with America. I wonder sometimes what people are thinking about or if they're thinking at all.

This country gave us hope. This country allowed for us to develop our own identity and to create our own home. And we should not look down on the next person that is trying to do that.

Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

The choice facing the American people is not between growth and stagnation, but between short-term growth and long-term disaster.

When I take a knee, I am facing the flag with my full body, staring straight into the heart of our country's ultimate symbol of freedom - because I believe it is my responsibility, just as it is yours, to ensure that freedom is afforded to everyone in this country.

Americans love our freedom and no one will ever take it away from us.

There's something really beautiful about people from all different walks of life... who are bound together by this big idea about American identity and American unity and American interests.

The American Dream is a term that is often used but also often misunderstood. It isn't really about becoming rich or famous. It is about things much simpler and more fundamental than that.

The American flag, Old Glory, standing tall and flying free over American soil for 228 years is the symbol of our beloved country. It is recognized from near and afar, and many lives have been lost defending it.

In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over communism. In this country, capitalism triumphed over democracy.

America doesn't hand you things on a silver platter. Sometimes all she offers is hope.

I can think of nothing more American than to peacefully stand up or take a knee for your rights - anytime, anywhere, anyplace.

For many, the American dream has become a nightmare.

Together, my friends, we have begun a political revolution to transform America and that revolution – Our Revolution – continues.

The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It's part of our culture like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays beyond their meaning, a factor in our economy.

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.

Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy.

We Americans have no commission from God to police the world.

Accusing America of creating Venzuela's crisis is about as fair as accusing O.J. Simpson of murdering Princess Diana. I'm not saying it would be completly out of character, it just happens to not be true in this particular instance.

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

I think America would do anything through a drive-through.

This is not a dictatorship. This is America. Give me liberty, or give me meth.

It is time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget: that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots, we all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American Flag.

America, to me, is freedom.

You know, I love America. It's such a positive country.

Ladies and gentlemen, god bless America - land of the free, home of the brave.

In her own good land here she's been abused
She's been burned, dishonored, denied an' refused
And the government for which she stands
Has scandalized throughout the land
And she's getting thread bare, and she's wearin' thin
But she's in good shape, for the shape she's in
Cause she's been through the fire before
And I believe she can take a whole lot more