Quotes about America
379 quotes from 149 people
I know no South, no North, no East, no West, to which I owe any allegiance.
Henry Clay1777–1852Speech in the US Senate (14 February 1850), replying to Senator Henry S. Foote
Ambrose Bierce1842–1914The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
Harry S. Truman1884–1972Third Radner Lecture, Columbia University, New York City (29 April 1959), as published in Truman Speaks: Lectures And Discussions Held At Columbia University On April 27, 28, And 29, 1959 (1960), p. 111
Dwight D. Eisenhower1890–1969Letter to Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (June 6, 1953)We are all Americans. Our common interests are as broad as the continent.
George W. Bushborn 1946Q&A with Former President George W. Bush (January 2011)
Ronald Reagan1911–2004Republican National Convention (17 August 1992)
James Madison1751–1836Letter to Thomas Jefferson (2 April 1798); published in The Writings of James Madison (1906) edited by Gaillard Hunt, Vol. 6, pp. 312-14
Franklin D. Roosevelt1882–1945Third inaugural address (1941)We defend and we build a way of life, not for America alone, but for all mankind.
Franklin D. Roosevelt1882–1945Fireside chat on national defense (May 26, 1940), reported in The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 (1941), p. 240No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.
Franklin D. Roosevelt1882–1945Address at Madison Square Garden (1936)High school is closer to the core of the American experience than anything else I can think of.
Kurt Vonnegut1922–2007Introduction to Our Time Is Now: Notes From the High School Underground, John Birmingham, ed. (1970)
Hunter S. Thompson1937–2005“Kingdom of Fear” (12 September 2001)
