Celebrate US holidays with famous quotes about our country
We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable rights,
that among these are
life,
liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.
- The Declaration of Independence
“We here highly resolve….
That government
Of the people
By the people
For the people
Shall not
perish from the earth.”
- Abraham Lincoln
It is impossible to rightly govern a nation
without God and the Bible.
- George Washington
I know not what others may choose, but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death.
- Patrick Henry
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
- President John F. Kennedy
This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.
– Elmer Davis
Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness and courage to be the secret of liberty.
– Louis D. Brandeis
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
America is another name for opportunity.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill,
that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
– John F. Kennedy
I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives.
I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
- Abraham Lincoln
True patriotism springs from a belief
in the dignity of the individual,
freedom and equality not only for Americans
But for all people on earth…
- Eleanor Roosevelt
I do not agree with what you have to say,
but I’ll defend to the death your fight to say it.
- Voltaire
We’re blessed with the opportunity to stand for something –
for liberty and freedom and fairness.
And these are the things worth fighting for,
worth devoting our lives to.
- Ronald Reagan
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