America Quote by Herbert Hoover

We have a long heritage of freedom that defines America. We believe there is a Creator who blessed us with life, liberty and the…

— Todd Akin

We want freedom for our country, but not at the expense or exploitation of others, not so as to degrade other countries.

— Mahatma Gandhi

America is an empire that does not wish to be one ; we are easily discouraged from doing what must be done to maintain…

— Orson Scott Card

Look, freedom is an overwhelming American notion. The idea that we want to see the world, the peoples of the world free is something…

— Joe Biden

At times, we take freedom for granted. We really don't know how to cherish the freedom we have until it's taken from us.

— Alek Wek

The American idea is as promising, imaginative, and full of the unexpected as the land itself. The land represents freedom - the frontier, the…

— Anna Deavere Smith

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

We Americans understand freedom; we have earned it, we have lived for it, and we have died for it. This nation and its people…

— Barry Goldwater

America does not have the luxury of withdrawing from the world, our security, and our prosperity, and our values demand that we remain engaged…

— Jeb Bush

Americans want a nation-state: our own country with a history of freedom combined with responsibility.

— Jeanine Pirro

Americans have only the dimmest notion of what their constitutional freedoms are - and what it took to get them...[and] the willingness to surrender…

— Nat Hentoff