My ardent desire is, and my aim has been . . . to comply strictly with all our engagements foreign and domestic;… — George Washington Copy Share Image
If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . .… — Noah Webster Copy Share Image
It is Nixon himself who represents that dark, venal and incurably violent side of the American character that almost every country in… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
The American mood, perhaps even the American character, has changed. There are few manifestations any longer of the old American self-assurance which… — Archibald MacLeish Copy Share Image
One of the most important virtues of the American character is our ability to approach the complexities that life presents us with… — Dick Gephardt Copy Share Image
“A half-century later, Mark Twain would say that the gold rush drastically changed the American character, ending the tradition of patient apprenticeships,… — Pete Hamill Copy Share Image
I've been lucky that even when I was younger, just because of my look or whatever, I was afforded the opportunity or… — Tony Shalhoub Copy Share Image
