Century Quote by Herbert Hoover

The essence of what it is to be American is the deep moral urge to be free, to freely express yourself and have the…

— Steven Spielberg

“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

Being an American is an action; it's an ideal to strive for. It's being part of this constantly perfecting union that, with each generation,…

— Sarah McBride

Americanism is a question of principle, of purpose, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace or creed or line of…

— Theodore Roosevelt

Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent.

— Theodore Roosevelt

Americanism is a question of spirit, of conviction and purpose, not creed or birthplaces. The test of our worth is the service we render.

— Theodore Roosevelt

An American is a guy, a rich guy with a family, a decent guy with a family with as many kids as he likes,…

— Jack Kirby

“What constitutes an American? Not color nor race nor religion. Not the pedigree of his family nor the place of his birth. Not the…

— Harold Ickes

We are a new nation conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. That's what makes us Americans.…

— Daniel Fried

Throughout the world, our insistence on individual freedom and opportunity has been at the bottom of what people think when they hear the very…

— Jim Webb

To be an American is of itself almost a moral condition, an education, and a career.

— George Santayana

To be an American (unlike being English or French or whatever) is precisely to imagine a destiny rather than to inherit one; since we…

— Leslie Fiedler