--- title: "7 Responsibility Americans Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Responsibility Americans quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Responsibility Americans sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ab/john-f-kerry-996_america_and-now-that-the-greatest-generation-is_332819.jpg" --- > [And now that the Greatest Generation is getting older, I think it is the responsibility of all Americans to make sure we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/and-now-that-the-greatest-generation-is-getting-older-i-think-it-is/) [John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ab/john-f-kerry-996_america_and-now-that-the-greatest-generation-is_332819.jpg) > [Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-pelosi/voting-is-a-civic-sacrament-the-highest-responsibility-we-have-as/) [Christine Pelosi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-pelosi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/christine-pelosi-12633_americans_voting-is-a-civic-sacrament-the-highest_365241.png) > [Ultimately, it's not our responsibility to turn Afghanistan into a 21st-century, vibrant, economic, liberal democracy with a little L. Our responsibility is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-mcsally/ultimately-it-s-not-our-responsibility-to-turn-afghanistan-into-a/) [Martha McSally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-mcsally/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaa/martha-mcsally-15801_afghanistan_ultimately-it-s-not-our-responsibility-t_586430.png) > [It is our responsibility as Americans to provide for the families of those who have died to defend our nation. Raising the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-baird/it-is-our-responsibility-as-americans-to-provide-for-the-families-of/) [Brian Baird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-baird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7c/brian-baird-51015_benefits_it-is-our-responsibility-as-americans-to_1712529.jpg) > [I was raised to believe that we all have a civic duty and a responsibility as Americans to improve our neighborhoods and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-cook/i-was-raised-to-believe-that-we-all-have-a-civic-duty-and-a/) [Paul Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a92/paul-cook-66050_american_i-was-raised-to-believe-that-we-all-have_1744225.jpg) > [Men of widely divergent views in our own country live in peace together because they share certain common aspirations which are more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-d-eisenhower/men-of-widely-divergent-views-in-our-own-country-live-in-peace/) [Dwight D. Eisenhower](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-d-eisenhower/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/623/dwight-d-eisenhower-499_america_men-of-widely-divergent-views-in-our-own_2498821.jpg) > [And they are much more skeptical of the very idea of having immigration limits, whereas the public - again, independents and Democrats,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-krikorian/and-they-are-much-more-skeptical-of-the-very-idea-of-having/) [Mark Krikorian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-krikorian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b41/mark-krikorian-34364_american-government_and-they-are-much-more-skeptical-of-the_2775321.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/responsibility-americans/#itemlist", "name": "Responsibility Americans Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And now that the Greatest Generation is getting older, I think it is the responsibility of all Americans to make sure we do our part for America's seniors. 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