--- title: "13 Values America Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 13 Values America quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Values America sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/jeffrey-gettleman-15142_america_the-values-that-america-stands-for-are-s_2862449.jpg" --- > [“The values that America stands for are superb; it’s what we do, especially in those places few Americans care about, like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/the-values-that-america-stands-for-are-superb-it-s-what-we-do/) [Jeffrey Gettleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-gettleman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/jeffrey-gettleman-15142_america_the-values-that-america-stands-for-are-s_2862449.jpg) > [To say that there should be no immigration, yes, that is definitely contrary to the best values of America that were laid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-kaine/to-say-that-there-should-be-no-immigration-yes-that-is-definitely/) [Tim Kaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-kaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/tim-kaine-1918_america_to-say-that-there-should-be-no-immigrati_2642096.png) > [Live the principles and the values. Almost nobody in America is living them. Learn the truth. Live the life of our founders.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-beck/live-the-principles-and-the-values-almost-nobody-in-america-is-living/) [Glenn Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-beck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/204/glenn-beck-872_america_live-the-principles-and-the-values-almos_1767898.png) > [It's time that America's government lived by the same values as America's families. It's time we invested in America's future and made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-reid/it-s-time-that-america-s-government-lived-by-the-same-values-as/) [Harry Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-reid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad2/harry-reid-7718_21st-century_it-s-time-that-america-s-government-live_1663812.jpg) > [The genuine values in America arose from rational thought and breaking with tradition, not from blind allegiance to dirt and cloth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-molyneux/the-genuine-values-in-america-arose-from-rational-thought-and/) [Stefan Molyneux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-molyneux/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/091/stefan-molyneux-1819_allegiance_the-genuine-values-in-america-arose-from_3190869.png) > [For anybody whose family, you know, probably came from somewhere else a few generations to say, OK, but now we're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-kaine/for-anybody-whose-family-you-know-probably-came-from-somewhere-else-a/) [Tim Kaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-kaine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8db/tim-kaine-1918_accord_for-anybody-whose-family-you-know-probab_1519066.jpg) > [No alliance in history has done more to prevent war, and no alliance is more rooted in the values America champions, than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-malinowski/no-alliance-in-history-has-done-more-to-prevent-war-and-no-alliance/) [Tom Malinowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-malinowski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/tom-malinowski-5887_alliance_no-alliance-in-history-has-done-more-to_2036601.jpg) > [Well, it's an unimaginable honor to be the president during the Fourth of July of this country. It means what these words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/well-it-s-an-unimaginable-honor-to-be-the-president-during-the-fourth/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab4/george-w-bush-64_america_well-it-s-an-unimaginable-honor-to-be-th_2044287.jpg) > [Thanks to Barack Obama, America is for the first time aligning its values with those of 'the majority of the world's population.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/thanks-to-barack-obama-america-is-for-the-first-time-aligning-its/) [Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b9/dennis-prager-631_america_thanks-to-barack-obama-america-is-for-th_1104961.jpg) > [I ask you to uphold the values of America and remember why so many have come here. We're in a fight for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-ask-you-to-uphold-the-values-of-america-and-remember-why-so-many/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/george-w-bush-64_america_i-ask-you-to-uphold-the-values-of-americ_2949210.jpg) > [You have to have a multipronged approach and a significant part of that is educating the public and change the culture so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-d-cole/you-have-to-have-a-multipronged-approach-and-a-significant-part-of/) [David D. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-d-cole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8e/david-d-cole-50013_choices_you-have-to-have-a-multipronged-approach_3034362.jpg) > [And we can celebrate when we have a government that has earned back the trust of the people it serves... when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-boehner/and-we-can-celebrate-when-we-have-a-government-that-has-earned-back/) [John Boehner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-boehner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/974/john-boehner-7050_america_and-we-can-celebrate-when-we-have-a-gove_1459691.jpg) > [America has value-based leadership. America is valued - America is followed by other nations, including my own nation, because it's based on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-saakashvili/america-has-value-based-leadership-america-is-valued-america-is/) [Mikhail Saakashvili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mikhail-saakashvili/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd6/mikhail-saakashvili-75148_america_america-has-value-based-leadership-ameri_405617.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/values-america/#itemlist", "name": "Values America Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The values that America stands for are superb; it’s what we do, especially in those places few Americans care about, like the Valley of the Caves, or south-central Somalia, that makes a mockery of these values.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeffrey Gettleman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-gettleman/the-values-that-america-stands-for-are-superb-it-s-what-we-do/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/jeffrey-gettleman-15142_america_the-values-that-america-stands-for-are-s_2862449.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/jeffrey-gettleman-15142_america_the-values-that-america-stands-for-are-s_2862449.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bf/jeffrey-gettleman-15142_america_the-values-that-america-stands-for-are-s_2862449.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The values that America stands for are superb; it’s what we do, especially in those places few Americans…” — Jeffrey Gettleman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To say that there should be no immigration, yes, that is definitely contrary to the best values of America that were laid out in the Declaration of Independence and since.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tim Kaine" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-kaine/to-say-that-there-should-be-no-immigration-yes-that-is-definitely/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/tim-kaine-1918_america_to-say-that-there-should-be-no-immigrati_2642096.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/tim-kaine-1918_america_to-say-that-there-should-be-no-immigrati_2642096.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/tim-kaine-1918_america_to-say-that-there-should-be-no-immigrati_2642096.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To say that there should be no immigration, yes, that is definitely contrary to the best values of America…” — Tim Kaine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Live the principles and the values. 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It means what these words say, for starters. The great inalienable rights of our country. We're blessed with such values in America. And I - it's - I'm a proud man to be the nation based upon such wonderful values.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George W. Bush" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/well-it-s-an-unimaginable-honor-to-be-the-president-during-the-fourth/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab4/george-w-bush-64_america_well-it-s-an-unimaginable-honor-to-be-th_2044287.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab4/george-w-bush-64_america_well-it-s-an-unimaginable-honor-to-be-th_2044287.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab4/george-w-bush-64_america_well-it-s-an-unimaginable-honor-to-be-th_2044287.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Well, it's an unimaginable honor to be the president during the Fourth of July of this country. It means…” — George W. 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If you think the world's population has had better values than America, that is has made societies that are more open, free, and tolerant than American society, and that is has fought for others' liberty more than America has, you should be delighted.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dennis Prager" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/thanks-to-barack-obama-america-is-for-the-first-time-aligning-its/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b9/dennis-prager-631_america_thanks-to-barack-obama-america-is-for-th_1104961.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b9/dennis-prager-631_america_thanks-to-barack-obama-america-is-for-th_1104961.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b9/dennis-prager-631_america_thanks-to-barack-obama-america-is-for-th_1104961.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Thanks to Barack Obama, America is for the first time aligning its values with those of 'the majority of the…” — Dennis Prager", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I ask you to uphold the values of America and remember why so many have come here. We're in a fight for our principles, and our first responsibility is to live by them. No one should be singled out for unfair treatment or unkind words because of their ethnic background or religious faith.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George W. Bush" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/i-ask-you-to-uphold-the-values-of-america-and-remember-why-so-many/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/george-w-bush-64_america_i-ask-you-to-uphold-the-values-of-americ_2949210.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/george-w-bush-64_america_i-ask-you-to-uphold-the-values-of-americ_2949210.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b35/george-w-bush-64_america_i-ask-you-to-uphold-the-values-of-americ_2949210.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I ask you to uphold the values of America and remember why so many have come here. We're in a fight for our…” — George W. 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