FAMOUS QUOTES ABOUT BEING AMERICAN

“I am an American, free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior.” – John Adams

“America is a tune. It must be sung together.” – Gerald Stanley Lee

“This nation will remain the land of the free only as long as it is the home of the brave.” – Elmer Davis

“America is another name for opportunity.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.” – Abraham Lincoln

“There is much that we can and must learn from the past, but we cannot let the past define us. America is defined by its future.” – Ronald Reagan

“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.” – Condoleezza Rice

“The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.” – Walt Whitman

“America represents something universal in the human spirit. I received a letter not long ago from a man who said, ‘You can go to Japan to live, but you cannot become Japanese. You can go to France to live and not become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey, and you won’t become a German or a Turk.’ But then he added, ‘Anybody from any corner of the world can come to America to live and become an American.'” – Ronald Reagan

“America is a land of hope, dreams, and vision.” – Kamala Harris

“In America, anyone can become president. That’s the problem.” – George Carlin

“America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still lift yourself up, and it doesn’t matter what your last name is.” – Nikki Haley

“The flag represents all the values and the liberties Americans cherish. It stands for courage, equality, and justice.” – Hillary Clinton WHEN YOU TRY YOUR BEST AND DON T SUCCEED QUOTES

“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” – John F. Kennedy

“America is not just a country; it is an idea – a grand experiment in freedom.” – Lindsey Graham

“Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” – Adlai Stevenson II

“American represent the best of ourselves because we embody the ethic of working tirelessly to make tomorrow better.” – Cory Booker

“America is a tune. It must be sung together.” – Gerald Stanley Lee

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedom, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” – Abraham Lincoln

“The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man must be free to become whatever God intends he should become.” – Ronald Reagan

“There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.” – Bill Clinton

“America is a passionate idea or it is nothing. America is a human brotherhood or it is chaos.” – Max Eastman

“We are shaped by every immigrant and entrepreneur from every corner of the world who makes our country stronger.” – Barack Obama

“In America, you can believe anything you want. And if it’s not true, the law protects your right to be wrong.” – Mignon McLaughlin

“America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests, and teach us what it means to be citizens.” – George W. Bush