We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world
--Dan Quayle
The American people are very generous people and will forgive almost
any weakness, with the possible exception of stupidity.
--Will Rogers (1879-1935)
The men American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars;
the men they detest most violently are those who try and tell them the truth
--H. L. Mencken
The Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands.
One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
--The Pledge of Allegiance
Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American dream?
--Homer Simpson
Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans.
It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.
--Lily Tomlin
The American people are tired of liars and people who pretend to be something theyre not.
--Hillary Clinton 1992 60 Minutes interview
They say that something as small as a butterfly beating its wings in China can
cause a hurricane in America, so maybe we should go to China and kill all the butterflies,
just to be safe.
--Ken Advent
Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings,
but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel,
but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.
--George W. Bush Address to the US after hijack attacks on the US World Trade Centers and Pentagon, September 11, 2001
These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot
will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now,
deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
--Thomas Paine (1737-1809) American political theorist, writer
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