Quote by Mary Beth Smith

“Our citizens must act as Americans; not as Americans with a prefix and qualifications; not as Irish-Americans, German-Americans, native Americans—but as Americans pure and…

— Mary Beth Smith

“One cannot be an American by going about saying that one is an American. It is necessary to feel America, like America, love America…

— Georgia O'Keeffe

“It’s almost like that’s the definition of being American: You love becoming Irish for a day, or becoming Italian… Or becoming a Negro for…

— Josh Alan Friedman

“I wish Americans were as simple and natural as Germans, don't you? I'm”

— Louisa May Alcott

“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

Being an American is something we need to learn and understand.

— Eric Metaxas

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

“You were an American now and don’t let him hear you call yourself an Irish-American or a German-American.”

— Mary Beth Smith

“The American ideal, after all, is that everyone should be as much alike as possible.”

— James Baldwin

“Being an American is more than a birthright. It is something we must prove worthy everyday, failure to do so insults those who have…

— Mark W Boyer

“it is difficult to understand that not everyone in the world wants to be an American.”

— Bruce Cumings

“Americans were known for a zealous and often immoderate attachment to the United States and all it represented.”

— David H. Finnie