American Idea Quotes

18 quotes by 16 authors

• The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have… — Henry Ward Beecher
• I definitely feel closer to the feminine side of the human being than I do the male - or the American idea of what a… — Kurt Cobain
• Citizen service is the very American idea that we meet our challenges not as isolated individuals but as members of a true community, with all… — William J. Clinton
• The American idea of racial progress is measured by how fast I become white. — James A. Baldwin
• Wilderness, like the national park system, was an American idea. — Stewart Udall
• I believe the war on poverty is a more American idea than the war on the war on poverty. I believe that most people feel… — Bruce Springsteen
• On July 4th, we renew our commitment to the American Idea-the belief that all men are created equal. We read the Declaration. We tell our… — Paul Ryan
• The idea that you can live off the grid and just do your own thing is a very American idea - that you should be… — Dana Spiotta
• Affirmative action based on quotas is wrong - wrong because it is antithetical to the genius of the American idea: individual liberty. — Jack Kemp
• Let each person do his or her part. If one citizen is unwilling to participate, all of us are going to suffer. For the American… — Barbara Jordan
• Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous… — Barbara Jordan
• Throughout human history, the American Idea has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed. — Paul Ryan
• The American idea is as promising, imaginative, and full of the unexpected as the land itself. The land represents freedom - the frontier, the ability… — Anna Deavere Smith
• Maybe this is just some stupid romantic South American idea, but I need you to understand-darling, for you, I am even willing to suffer. Whatever… — Elizabeth Gilbert
• The American idea that everyone graduates high school at 18 is a good one. — David Miliband
• The American idea is a free church in a free state, and a free and unsectarian public school in every ward and every village with… — Henry Cabot Lodge
• I try to be fairly apolitical for the most part, but where I was willing to step boldly over that line, was with something that… — Brad Paisley
• Our situation illustrates the American idea that governments rest on the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the people to… — Jefferson Davis

Who Wrote These American Idea Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 18 American Idea Quotes as follows:

• 2 American Idea Quotes by Barbara Jordan
• 2 American Idea Quotes by Paul Ryan
• 1 American Idea Quote by Dana Spiotta
• 1 American Idea Quote by Jack Kemp
• 1 American Idea Quote by Anna Deavere Smith
• 1 American Idea Quote by Elizabeth Gilbert
• 1 American Idea Quote by David Miliband
• 1 American Idea Quote by Henry Cabot Lodge
• 1 American Idea Quote by Brad Paisley
• 1 American Idea Quote by Jefferson Davis
• 1 American Idea Quote by Henry Ward Beecher
• 1 American Idea Quote by Kurt Cobain
• 1 American Idea Quote by William J. Clinton
• 1 American Idea Quote by James A. Baldwin
• 1 American Idea Quote by Stewart Udall
• 1 American Idea Quote by Bruce Springsteen