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title: "7 Exceptional Nation Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ignatieff/affirming-belief-that-america-is-an-exceptional-nation-has-become-a/)

[Michael Ignatieff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ignatieff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/michael-ignatieff-3146_america_affirming-belief-that-america-is-an-exce_101915.jpg)

> [“Americans consider the United States an exceptional nation; so do the Chinese people think of their Middle Kingdom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-mendis/americans-consider-the-united-states-an-exceptional-nation-so-do-the/)

[Patrick Mendis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-mendis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/patrick-mendis-17491_america_americans-consider-the-united-states-an_1189031.jpg)

> [Even through all the imperfections, mistakes and disagreements of our past, our aspiration to be good and do good has been the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-johnson/even-through-all-the-imperfections-mistakes-and-disagreements-of-our/)

[Mike Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa1/mike-johnson-5601_dreams_even-through-all-the-imperfections-mista_1714249.jpg)

> [Our government has a responsibility to defend our borders, but we must do so in a way that makes us safer and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsey-graham/our-government-has-a-responsibility-to-defend-our-borders-but-we-must/)

[Lindsey Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsey-graham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1a/lindsey-graham-3593_borders_our-government-has-a-responsibility-to-d_1715713.jpg)

> [America is still the land of opportunity for most, but it is not a land of opportunity for all. If we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-rubio/america-is-still-the-land-of-opportunity-for-most-but-it-is-not-a/)

[Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-rubio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/marco-rubio-355_america_america-is-still-the-land-of-opportunity_2823580.png)

> [America has become an exceptional nation not because of what we have taken, but because of what we have given.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-hurd/america-has-become-an-exceptional-nation-not-because-of-what-we-have/)

[Will Hurd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-hurd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40e/will-hurd-5069_america_america-has-become-an-exceptional-nation_2849256.jpg)

> [Americans generally regard themselves as belonging to an exceptional nation. And in terms of living in a religiously tolerant and enormously diverse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bergen/americans-generally-regard-themselves-as-belonging-to-an-exceptional/)

[Peter Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bergen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c18/peter-bergen-1880_americans_americans-generally-regard-themselves-as_3232672.png)

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