American tradition Quote by Edwin Feulner

Over the years, Americans in particular have been all too willing to squander their hard-earned independence and freedom for the illusion of feeling safe…

— Cody Lundin

We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own…

— Calvin Coolidge

The idea of self-government is foreign to Americans. ... Self-government is a form of self-control, self-limitation. It goes against our whole grain. We're supposed…

— Judith Perelman Rossner

“Alexis de Tocqueville warned that as the economy and government of America got bigger, citizens could become smaller: less practiced in the forms of…

— Eric Liu

It's a uniquely American thing that we as individuals not relying on government but we as individuals pitch in to make our communities better.

— Neil Bush

Too often, we rely on other people - whether it be politicians or institutions - to effect change.

— Matthew Heineman

In America, the political system just is paralyzed for whatever reason. Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong, in that it's just become this giant…

— Rush Limbaugh

The idea of self-reliance is important to me, and that is echoed, in my way of thinking, by a conservative approach to politics.

— Kelsey Grammer

It is often said that our modern world is incapable of self-government.

— Robert A. Agresta

There is a reason why conservatives talk about 'government' and not 'self-government,' because to refer to the latter is to concede that 'the government'…

— Charlie Pierce

A lot of people are deeply dissatisfied by the diminishing control they have over their lives, because of the way our system of government…

— Josh Fox

Self-help and self-control are the essence of the American tradition.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt