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title: "14 Born American Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 14 Born American quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Born American sayings and thoughts."
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> [I was born an American, I live like an American, I will die an American.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kennedy/i-was-born-an-american-i-live-like-an-american-i-will-die-an-american/)

[John F. Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kennedy/)

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> [I am an Israeli-born American citizen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-oseary/i-am-an-israeli-born-american-citizen/)

[Guy Oseary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-oseary/)

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> [I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-webster/i-was-born-an-american-i-will-live-an-american-i-shall-die-an-american/)

[Daniel Webster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-webster/)

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> [I got mouths to feed. Imma born american.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hed-pe/i-got-mouths-to-feed-imma-born-american/)

[Hed PE](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hed-pe/)

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> [“In the depths of him, he too didn't want to go. But he was a born American, and if anything was on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-h-lawrence-2/in-the-depths-of-him-he-too-didn-t-want-to-go-but-he-was-a-born/)

[D.H. Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-h-lawrence-2/)

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> [I don't feel I was "born American," but my homeland was denied to me after the end of World War II and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zbigniew-brzezinski/i-don-t-feel-i-was-born-american-but-my-homeland-was-denied-to-me-2/)

[Zbigniew Brzezinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zbigniew-brzezinski/)

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> [To be a born American citizen seems a guarantee against pauperism; and this, perhaps, springs from the virtue of a vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-melville/to-be-a-born-american-citizen-seems-a-guarantee-against-pauperism-and/)

[Herman Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-melville/)

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> [Natural-born American means you don't have to be naturalized. You were born to an American mother, like President Obama, no matter where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/natural-born-american-means-you-don-t-have-to-be-naturalized-you-were/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [You may call me selfish if you will, conservative or reactionary, or use any other harsh adjective you see fit to apply,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-cabot-lodge/you-may-call-me-selfish-if-you-will-conservative-or-reactionary-or/)

[Henry Cabot Lodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-cabot-lodge/)

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> [You know that American dream and American spirit of innovation we always talk about? Turns out, the bulk of it was built…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-lacy/you-know-that-american-dream-and-american-spirit-of-innovation-we/)

[Sarah Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-lacy/)

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> [Eventually, in '84, we made a film for a little over a million dollars - with American actors that was shot in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renny-harlin/eventually-in-84-we-made-a-film-for-a-little-over-a-million-dollars/)

[Renny Harlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renny-harlin/)

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> [“I shall know but one country. The ends I aim at shall be my country, my God &amp; Truth. I was born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-webster/i-shall-know-but-one-country-the-ends-i-aim-at-shall-be-my-country-my/)

[Daniel Webster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-webster/)

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> [“But it is an American thing to love one's roots. American nationality, I mused, is a very special and unique phenomenon in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-meyerhoff/but-it-is-an-american-thing-to-love-one-s-roots-american-nationality/)

[Marianne Meyerhoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-meyerhoff/)

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> [I don't feel I was 'born American,' but my homeland was denied to me after the end of World War II, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zbigniew-brzezinski/i-don-t-feel-i-was-born-american-but-my-homeland-was-denied-to-me/)

[Zbigniew Brzezinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zbigniew-brzezinski/)

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