United States Of America Quotes - Page 3

• America, thou half-brother of the world; with something good and bad of every land.

  Philip James Bailey

  Brother, Land, America

  'Festus' (1839) sc. 10

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• If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, Atrocities Committed, America

  Nelson Mandela (2012). “Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom”, p.152, Simon and Schuster

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• America is a mistake, a giant mistake.

  Sigmund Freud

  Mistake, Usa, America

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• The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the Supreme Being as his father, in the womb of a virgin, will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Religious, Jesus, Atheist

  Thomas Jefferson (1984). “Jefferson: Writings”, p.1970, Library of America

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• Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.

  Emma Lazarus

  Inspirational, Freedom, Tired

  "The New Colossus" l. 10 (1883).

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• Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

  Ronald Reagan

  Wall, Memorable, Europe

  Remarks at Brandenburg Gate, West Berlin, Germany, 12 June 1987

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• When it comes time to protecting the homeland, the United States of America must be right 100 percent of the time. And the enemy, which desires to strike us again, only has to be right once.

  George W. Bush

  America, Enemy, Desire

  "Hardball" with Chris Matthews, www.nbcnews.com. October 31, 2006.

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• My administration will not answer to donors or lobbyists or special interests, but we will serve the citizens of the United States of America, believe me.

  Donald Trump

  Believe, America, Special

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• Americans believe with all their heart, the vast majority of them, and the vast majority of Floridians, that the United States of America is simply the single greatest nation in all of human history.

  Marco Rubio

  Believe, Heart, America

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• For the United States of America, the best is yet to come.

  Barack Obama

  America, United States, Best Is Yet To Come

  Second Presidential Election Victory Speech, delivered 7 November 2012, McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois

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• The United States of America is a flawed society. As it comprises human beings, it must be flawed. But in terms of the goodness achieved inside its borders and spread elsewhere in the world, it has been the finest country that ever existed. If you were to measure the moral gulf between America and those who despise it, the divide would have to be calculated in light-years.

  Dennis Prager

  Country, Light, Years

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• We're not the States of America; we're the United States of America. If states don't get what they need, we're not going to have a successful plan, period.

  Anna Eshoo

  Successful, America, United States

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• The only place I want to travel to is the United States Of America from 2008 to 2016. Anywhere else is a horribly dangerous time for women and minorities.

  Adam Pally

  America, United States, Minorities

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• The preservation of our national security and the laws that define us as the United States of America demand that we understand the intersection of the two - indeed, how they reinforce one another.

  John O. Brennan

  Two, America, Law

  "Strengthening our Security by Adhering to our Values and Laws". John O. Brennan's Speech at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. September 16, 2011.

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• Most of the ancestors that I can trace were born here in the United States of America. And then it goes back to slavery. And I'm sure my ancestors go all the way back to Africa, but I feel more of an affinity for America than I do for Africa. I'm a black man in America.

  Herman Cain

  Men, America, Black

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• I am Al Gore, and I used to be the next president of the United States of America.

  Al Gore

  America, President, Als

  "An Inconvenient Truth". Documentary, www.imdb.com. 2006.

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• I hate American simplicity. I glory in the piling up of complications of every sort. If I could pronounce the name James in any different or more elaborate way I should be in favor of doing it.

  Henry James

  Hate, Names, Usa

  Henry James (1974). “Letters”, p.31, Harvard University Press

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• Look at the world. There is no pure competitor to the United States of America.

  Colin Powell

  America, United States, Looks

  " Politics Colin Powell criticizes Romney on foreign policy; says he has 'no problem' with gay marriage" by Felicia Sonmez, www.washingtonpost.com. May 23, 2012.

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• Americans must outgrow the unbecoming arrogance that leads us to assert that America somehow owns a monopoly on goodness and truth - a belief that leads some to view the world as but a stage on which to play out the great historical drama: the United States of America versus the Powers of Evil.

  Feisal Abdul Rauf

  Drama, Views, Play

  "Imam Rauf: What's right with Islam" by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, www.cnn.com. September 12, 2010.

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• I think the Democrats are catering to them, but, you know, in the entire history of the United States of America, there has never been a judge who has been refused a vote when there was a majority of Senators willing to vote for his confirmation, never in history.

  Pat Robertson

  Thinking, America, Judging

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• What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Country, Sarcasm

  "Creative Leadership: Mining the Gold in Your Workforce". Book by A. S. Migs Damiani, p. 168, 1998.

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• Staple a green card to their diploma - welcome to the United States of America! We want those people in our country.

  Mitt Romney

  Country, America, People

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• Mr. Chairman, delegates. I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America. I do so with humility, deeply moved by the trust you have placed in me. It is a great honor. It is an even greater responsibility.

  Mitt Romney

  Humility, Responsibility, America

  "Election Guide: Romney Rhetoric". Interview with Jason Williams, www.cityweekly.net. October 31, 2012.

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• Raising the debt ceiling is not additional spending. It is simply saying, you, the United States of America, can continue to borrow the money you need to pay the bills you have already rung up.

  Jay Carney

  America, Pay, Bills

  Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. August 4, 2011.

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• The founding document of the United States of America acknowledges the Lordship of Jesus Christ because we are a Christian nation.

  Pat Robertson

  Christian, Jesus, America

  Pat Robertson (1994). “The Collected Works of Pat Robertson: The New Millennium/the New World Order/the Secret Kingdom/3 Books in 1”, Bristol Park Books

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