Quotes about America
379 quotes from 149 people
Jim Jones1931–1978“The Letter Killeth.” Original material reprint. Department of Religious Studies. San Diego State
Robert G. Ingersoll1833–1899Centennial Oration (4 July 1876)I shudder when I think of the calamities which slavery is likely to produce in this country.
John Adams1735–1826Letter to Louisa Catherine Adams (13 January 1820)
Rudy Giulianiborn 1944Speech before the Republican Party convention in New York. August 30, 2004.
Ulysses S. Grant1822–1885Memorandum: Reasons why Santo Domingo should be annexed to the United States (1869-1870?)
Wendell Berry1934–2026“Compromise, Hell!” Orion magazine (November/December 2004)
Barack Obamaborn 1961Election victory speech (November 2008)A people divided over the right to vote can never build a Nation united.
Lyndon B. Johnson1908–1973Special message to Congress on the right to vote (1965)- Lyndon B. Johnson1908–1973Civil Rights Bill signing speech (1964)
John McCain1936–2018Remarks following the South Carolina Primary (19 February 2000).What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this.
Jimmy Kimmelborn 1967Post-hiatus monologue (23 September 2025)The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children.
Edward VIII1894–1972Look magazine (5 March 1957).Nobody in this country respects what’s weak. You believe me!
Jimmy Hoffa1913–1975CBC Television interview, Washington (1960)Isolation is not insulation. In fact when America has isolated herself, threats have only grown.
Kamala Harrisborn 1964From a speech at the Munich Security Conference (16 February 2024), as cited in “Kamala Harris seeks to reassure allies at Munich Security Conference”, The Washington Post (16 February 2024).