--- title: "11 America Given Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 America Given quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best America Given sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/martin-luther-king-jr-127_america_america-has-given-the-negro-people-a-bad_2326489.png" --- > [America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked 'insufficient funds.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/america-has-given-the-negro-people-a-bad-check-a-check-which-has-come/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8d/martin-luther-king-jr-127_america_america-has-given-the-negro-people-a-bad_2326489.png) > [I am so grateful to America and all it has given to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/i-am-so-grateful-to-america-and-all-it-has-given-to-me/) [Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/hillary-clinton-51_america_i-am-so-grateful-to-america-and-all-it-h_1401401.jpg) > [The only works of art America has given are her plumbing and her bridges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrice-wood/the-only-works-of-art-america-has-given-are-her-plumbing-and-her/) [Beatrice Wood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrice-wood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/beatrice-wood-15485_america_the-only-works-of-art-america-has-given_2072999.png) > [Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmad-alaadeen/jazz-does-not-belong-to-one-race-or-culture-but-is-a-gift-that/) [Ahmad Alaadeen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmad-alaadeen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fd/ahmad-alaadeen-216663_america_jazz-does-not-belong-to-one-race-or-cult_3003255.jpg) > [In America we were given freedom, some of us choose to honor that freedom and some of us choose to take advantage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wazim-shaw/in-america-we-were-given-freedom-some-of-us-choose-to-honor-that/) [Wazim Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wazim-shaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7c/wazim-shaw-10493_america_in-america-we-were-given-freedom-some-of_683580.jpg) > [I accept the calling of my generation to give our children the America that was given to us, with opportunity for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/i-accept-the-calling-of-my-generation-to-give-our-children-the/) [Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/paul-ryan-869_accepting_i-accept-the-calling-of-my-generation-to_1343898.jpg) > [America has given me so much, and I feel so strongly that it's my turn to give back to the country that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/america-has-given-me-so-much-and-i-feel-so-strongly-that-it-s-my-turn/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a8/donald-trump-18_america_america-has-given-me-so-much-and-i-feel_1936406.jpg) > [Little of beauty has America given the world save the rude grandeur God himself stamped on her bosom; the human spirit in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-e-b-du-bois/little-of-beauty-has-america-given-the-world-save-the-rude-grandeur/) [W. E. B. Du Bois](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-e-b-du-bois/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f19/w-e-b-du-bois-2240_america_little-of-beauty-has-america-given-the-w_996883.png) > [It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/it-is-obvious-today-that-america-has-defaulted-on-this-promissory/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f0/martin-luther-king-jr-127_america_it-is-obvious-today-that-america-has-def_1956518.png) > [It occurred to me that my family had achieved the American Dream, from being poor to starting a business to giving me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lieu/it-occurred-to-me-that-my-family-had-achieved-the-american-dream-from/) [Ted Lieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lieu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/ted-lieu-4499_air-force_it-occurred-to-me-that-my-family-had-ach_1179687.jpg) > [In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/in-a-sense-we-ve-come-to-our-nation-s-capital-to-cash-a-check-when/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/444/martin-luther-king-jr-127_america_in-a-sense-we-ve-come-to-our-nation-s-ca_2445674.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america-given/#itemlist", "name": "America Given Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked 'insufficient funds.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Luther King, Jr" }, "url": 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