American life Quote by Anonymous

The great and invigorating influences in American life have been the unorthodox: the people who challenge an existing institution or way of life, or…

— William O. Douglas

When the Promise of American life is conceived as a national ideal, whose fulfillment is a matter of artful and laborious work, the effect…

— Herbert Croly

The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.

— Marilyn vos Savant

The American cultural ideal of the self-made man, of everyone standing on his own feet, is as tragic a picture as the initiative –…

— Kurt Lewin

The individualism of American life, to our glory and despair, creates anger and encourages its release; for when everything is possible, limitations are irksome.…

— Carol Tavris

What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'

— Marilyn vos Savant

What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom o and freedom from.

— Marilyn Vos Savant

“An American is a man who is greater in his soul than in his class, creed, political party, or the section in which he…

— David Barton

“It is in the pursuits for the good of humanity and through purposeful deeds and endeavors that you own your power and soar to…

— Germany Kent

“The end toward which mankind is inexorably developing by the constant overcoming of internal antagonisms is not the enjoyment, ownership, or use of goods,…

— C.L.R. James

“Making all effort resist absorption into American cult of the individual, traditional method entrenched oligarchy so maintain own power: Fracture citizen isolated into different…

— Chuck Palahniuk

What is the essence of America? The essence of America is finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from."

— Marilyn vos Savant