More than any other figure in our history [Tomas] Jefferson is responsible for the idea of American exceptionalism. — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
America's military is the best in the world, but this president [Barack Obama] is hollowing out our military. We need a commander… — Bobby Jindal Copy Share Image
You want to unify America with a sense of culture and decency and all of this that reasserts and reaffirms the concepts… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
There are also fundamental issues related to what the current leader, President [Barack] Obama, said. I am referring to his idea about… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Among immigrants today, it is increasingly fashionable to reject American exceptionalism in favor of multiculturalism. To pretend that this isn't happening isn't… — Laura Ingraham Copy Share Image
When I joined the SEALs, no one knew what a SEAL was. What intrigued me was the level of commitment, the love… — Ryan Zinke Copy Share Image
Young people in college - many living away from their parents for the first time in their lives - are particularly vulnerable… — Charlie Kirk Copy Share Image
When I was in the 9th grade I was flunking out of high school. And that's why I'm so encouraged by the… — Tim Scott Copy Share Image
Obama learned from Ronald Reagan that it helps to strike an optimistic tone. But genuine optimism deriving from American exceptionalism, it turns… — John Podhoretz Copy Share Image
Trump believes we lead nations. Trump believes we set the example. Trump believes that American exceptionalism means just that, and anybody that… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
It is not that I am not a fan of American exceptionalism. That is like saying I am not a fan of… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
American patriotism is now jingoism. American Greatness is made fun of. The concept of "Make America Great Again" or American exceptionalism is… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
What does the doctrine of American exceptionalism empower the United States to do? Nothing more than to act better than traditional empires… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
U.S. leadership has been rooted not just in our own belief in American exceptionalism but in the faith of others around the… — Ben Rhodes Copy Share Image
“Patton was ecstatic, writing home to Beatrice that “I know I am needed!” and “The Lord had a perfect cut for me… — Christopher S.M. Lyon Copy Share Image
People get tired of talking about American exceptionalism, but I think this is an extraordinary thing about the United States, that we… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
Even Republicans seem to think that these undocumented Democrats could be made [GOP] voters...and what happens is that two out every three… — Steve King Copy Share Image
“Freed slaves returned to Africa settled in a section of what was known as the “Pepper Coast” and on July 26, 1847,… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One Copy Share Image
I didn't have a manifesto. I had some discontent. It seemed to me that midcentury mainstream American science fiction had often been… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
“But the biggest problem with being fed lies about how great we are is that people won't be prepared for how evil… — Aron Ra Copy Share Image
Young people are constantly absorbing - through media, textbooks, and policy - the myths of American exceptionalism; for black children, this means… — Clint Smith Copy Share Image
I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
America hasn't been leading anything. We have been blamed the last eight years [2008-2016]. The United States has been nothing special about… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
The human condition for the vast majority of people on this planet for the entire time of what humanity has been here… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
This is the thing that forever frustrated me about Obama: Not recognizing American exceptionalism. We are the beacon of freedom and liberty.… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Christian nation mythologists pump themselves up with narratives of American exceptionalism and Christian domination. But sooner or later even their most devoted… — Sarah Posner Copy Share Image
The conservative version of American exceptionalism has become a password of sorts for candidates who want to prove their credentials to a… — Russ Feingold Copy Share Image
I want to find the candidates who understand the principles of American exceptionalism and have the character, the courage, and the confidence… — Jim DeMint Copy Share Image
When it comes to granting unconditional birthright citizenship, the United States and Canada are alone in the industrialized world: North American exceptionalism,… — Anand Giridharadas Copy Share Image
“America had, I believe, a divine founding. Call it American exceptionalism if you like. But that makes America all the more vulnerable… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
American exceptionalism, in the broad sense, is not a bunch of braggadocious words people say, "Yeah, we're better people. We have a… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I think where [Donald Trump] loses most hawkish republicans is when he talking about how much he likes [Vladimir] Putin. That should… — John McCain Copy Share Image
“You know, if you live in a place for long you cease to write about it.' 'Of course I always like to… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
The message for the American youth is that this is a great country and we need to make sure that we pass… — Allen West Copy Share Image
I say that the United States of America is a unique experiment in history. I believe in American exceptionalism. I wasn't for… — John McCain Copy Share Image