Civilization Quote by Jerry Brown

Americans' great and secret fear is that America may turn out to be a phenomenon rather than a civilization.

— Shirley Hazzard

I think we recognize as Americans there are certain things that are just primary to the freedoms and liberties that we enjoy here and…

— Ann Romney

I think, at the end of the day, we're Americans: that's what we are, and we believe in America.

— David Bryan

While we may have very different ideas and core philosophies, at the end of the day, we are all Americans. We do well to…

— Mike Johnson

I feel like we [americans] are a unique nation in this world, in that we are able to implement great change in our society…

— Khaled Hosseini

We strain to tell Americans and aliens in this country that there's nothing unique about America, nothing unique about American civilization, nothing that requires…

— Tom Tancredo

Our American heritage is threatened as much by our own indifference as it is by the most unscrupulous office or by the most powerful…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

We Americans are tempted to distinguish ourselves from other current and former inhabitants of this planet by assuming that we are ruled by progress.

— Michael Dorris

We are being swallowed up by the popular culture of the United States, but then the Americans are being swallowed up by it too.…

— Northrop Frye

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

America has entered a great struggle that tests our strength, and even more our resolve. Our nation is patient and steadfast. We continue to…

— George W. Bush

I feel that we have come a long way as American people, and we have to start looking at ourselves as human beings.

— Giancarlo Esposito