--- title: "6 Values Americans Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 6 Values Americans quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Values Americans sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/senator-john-kerry-13403_health_social-security-is-truly-a-test-of-our-v_342109.jpg" --- > [Social Security is truly a test of our values as Americans. Social Security is a fundamental promise that lifts half of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/senator-john-kerry/social-security-is-truly-a-test-of-our-values-as-americans-social/) [Senator John Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/senator-john-kerry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/senator-john-kerry-13403_health_social-security-is-truly-a-test-of-our-v_342109.jpg) > [We really have no choice but to pray and encourage a return to an America steeped in Judeo-Christian values. It is either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-lapin/we-really-have-no-choice-but-to-pray-and-encourage-a-return-to-an/) [Daniel Lapin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-lapin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b87/daniel-lapin-31313_america_we-really-have-no-choice-but-to-pray-and_1172581.jpg) > [America deserves common sense immigration reform that reflects our interests and our values as Americans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-johnson/america-deserves-common-sense-immigration-reform-that-reflects-our/) [Hank Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf8/hank-johnson-23887_america_america-deserves-common-sense-immigratio_1342353.png) > [“In Hollywood films and television documentaries, the battle lines are clearly drawn. Traditional public schools are bad; their supporters are apologists for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-ravitch/in-hollywood-films-and-television-documentaries-the-battle-lines-are/) [Diane Ravitch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-ravitch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/diane-ravitch-11245_civil-rights_in-hollywood-films-and-television-docume_1452368.jpg) > [We stand with Israel as a Jewish democratic state because we know that Israel is born of firmly held values that we,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-stand-with-israel-as-a-jewish-democratic-state-because-we-know/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/273/barack-obama-17_administration_we-stand-with-israel-as-a-jewish-democra_1760357.jpg) > [The abuse of prisoners hurts America's cause in the war on terror, endangers US service members who might be captured by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mccain/the-abuse-of-prisoners-hurts-america-s-cause-in-the-war-on-terror/) [John McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c21/john-mccain-465_abuse_the-abuse-of-prisoners-hurts-america-s-c_1869850.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/values-americans/#itemlist", "name": "Values Americans Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Social Security is truly a test of our values as Americans. 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