--- title: "11 Americans Believed Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Americans Believed quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Americans Believed sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/naomi-klein-1072_climate_a-2007-harris-poll-found-that-71-percent_1688979.png" --- > [“A 2007 Harris poll found that 71 percent of Americans believed that the continued burning of fossil fuels would alter the climate.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-klein/a-2007-harris-poll-found-that-71-percent-of-americans-believed-that/) [Naomi Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/naomi-klein-1072_climate_a-2007-harris-poll-found-that-71-percent_1688979.png) > [2007, according to a Harris poll, 71 percent of Americans believed that climate change was real, that it was human caused.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-klein/2007-according-to-a-harris-poll-71-percent-of-americans-believed-that/) [Naomi Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2e/naomi-klein-1072_change_2007-according-to-a-harris-poll-71-perce_1488342.png) > [“Although most Americans believed in Manifest Destiny, few could agree on exactly which lands the United States was supposed to govern.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-w-carey-jr/although-most-americans-believed-in-manifest-destiny-few-could-agree/) [Charles W. Carey Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-w-carey-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea2/charles-w-carey-jr-227152_1848_although-most-americans-believed-in-mani_731466.jpg) > [Sixty-nine percent of Americans believed that Saddam Hussein was personally responsible for 9/11 when we invaded Iraq. That is the biggest failure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cenk-uygur/sixty-nine-percent-of-americans-believed-that-saddam-hussein-was/) [Cenk Uygur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cenk-uygur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/cenk-uygur-4611_failure_sixty-nine-percent-of-americans-believed_1525448.png) > [When the United States invaded Iraq, a New York Times/CBS News survey estimated that 42 percent of the American public believed that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arundhati-roy/when-the-united-states-invaded-iraq-a-new-york-times-cbs-news-survey/) [Arundhati Roy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arundhati-roy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/arundhati-roy-346_al-qaeda_when-the-united-states-invaded-iraq-a-ne_3188010.jpg) > [“These Americans believed that one great male god ruled the world. Sometimes they divided him into three parts, which they called father,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-loewen/these-americans-believed-that-one-great-male-god-ruled-the-world/) [James W. Loewen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-loewen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/054/james-w-loewen-12569_americans_these-americans-believed-that-one-great_2642623.png) > [“The time would come when every leader in the world would read the writings of the Chinese Communists—for it was barely possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach/the-time-would-come-when-every-leader-in-the-world-would-read-the/) [T. R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ef/t-r-fehrenbach-17440_leadership_the-time-would-come-when-every-leader-in_1180929.jpg) > [Americans once believed that their prosperity and way of life depended on having assured access to Persian Gulf oil. Today, that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bacevich/americans-once-believed-that-their-prosperity-and-way-of-life/) [Andrew Bacevich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bacevich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e8/andrew-bacevich-26572_assumption_americans-once-believed-that-their-prosp_143947.jpg) > [Americans have always believed that-within the law-all kinds of people should be allowed to take the initiative in all kinds of activities.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-gardner/americans-have-always-believed-that-within-the-law-all-kinds-of/) [John W. Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-gardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/john-w-gardner-7687_activity_americans-have-always-believed-that-with_979752.jpg) > [We sacrificed as Americans for what we believed was right. Today it behooves us to make it right. We helped each other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samm-tittle/we-sacrificed-as-americans-for-what-we-believed-was-right-today-it/) [Samm Tittle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samm-tittle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bb/samm-tittle-110133_american-history_we-sacrificed-as-americans-for-what-we-b_1428078.jpg) > [“Generally speaking, Americans cussed, smoke, and drank, and the Shamys had it on good authority that a fair number of them used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/generally-speaking-americans-cussed-smoke-and-drank-and-the-shamys/) [Mohja Kahf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohja-kahf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/mohja-kahf-29549_said-americans_generally-speaking-americans-cussed-smok_335063.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/americans-believed/#itemlist", "name": "Americans Believed Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A 2007 Harris poll found that 71 percent of Americans believed that the continued burning of fossil fuels would alter the climate. 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And out of that pluralism has come virtually all of our creativity. Freedom is real only to the extent that there are diverse alternatives.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John W. Gardner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-gardner/americans-have-always-believed-that-within-the-law-all-kinds-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/john-w-gardner-7687_activity_americans-have-always-believed-that-with_979752.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/john-w-gardner-7687_activity_americans-have-always-believed-that-with_979752.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/john-w-gardner-7687_activity_americans-have-always-believed-that-with_979752.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Americans have always believed that-within the law-all kinds of people should be allowed to take the…” — John W. Gardner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We sacrificed as Americans for what we believed was right. Today it behooves us to make it right. We helped each other as we reached for the Stars. We aspired to be the best in all of us. We waged war on poverty, not on the poor. We didn't scare so easily, and we were able to do all this because we as a Country were founded by brave men who believed in a brighter day in America's American History. It is time for Leadership, and the One of Us for All of Us who can Right the Leader Ship, for a time such as now; Samm Tittle is ready to Lead.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Samm Tittle" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samm-tittle/we-sacrificed-as-americans-for-what-we-believed-was-right-today-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bb/samm-tittle-110133_american-history_we-sacrificed-as-americans-for-what-we-b_1428078.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bb/samm-tittle-110133_american-history_we-sacrificed-as-americans-for-what-we-b_1428078.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bb/samm-tittle-110133_american-history_we-sacrificed-as-americans-for-what-we-b_1428078.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We sacrificed as Americans for what we believed was right. Today it behooves us to make it right. We helped…” — Samm Tittle", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Generally speaking, Americans cussed, smoke, and drank, and the Shamys had it on good authority that a fair number of them used drugs. Americans dated and fornicated and committed adultery. They had broken families and lots of divorces. Americans were not generous or hospitable like Uncle Abdulla and Aunt Fatma; they invited people to their houses only a few at a times, and didn't even let them bring their children, and only fed them little tiny portions of food they called courses on big empty plates they called good china. Plus, Americans ate out wastefully often... Americans believed the individual was more important than the family, and money was more important than anything. Khadra's dad said Americans threw out their sons and daughters when they turned eighteen unless they could pay rent--to their own parents! And, at the other end, they threw their parents into nursing homes when they got old. This, although they took slavish care of mere dogs. All in all, Americans led shallow, wasteful, materialistic lives.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mohja Kahf" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohja-kahf/generally-speaking-americans-cussed-smoke-and-drank-and-the-shamys/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/mohja-kahf-29549_said-americans_generally-speaking-americans-cussed-smok_335063.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/mohja-kahf-29549_said-americans_generally-speaking-americans-cussed-smok_335063.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/mohja-kahf-29549_said-americans_generally-speaking-americans-cussed-smok_335063.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Generally speaking, Americans cussed, smoke, and drank, and the Shamys had it on good authority that a fair…” — Mohja Kahf", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/americans-believed/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/americans-believed/", "name": "Americans Believed Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/americans-believed/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/naomi-klein-1072_climate_a-2007-harris-poll-found-that-71-percent_1688979.png" }, "description": "Browse 11 Americans Believed quotes by 10 authors. 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