4th of july Quote by Max Lerner

America is an idea, but it's an idea that brings with it some baggage, like power brings responsibility. It's an idea that brings with…

— Edward de Bono

America is not just a country, it's an idea.

— Edward de Bono

I do not believe the American people are going to confuse hatred for passion.

— Ed Gillespie

You see for me, America is an idea. It is a stage for transformation. I felt when I came to Iowa City from Calcutta…

— Bharati Mukherjee

If America is an idea, which it is - we're not a nation of ethnic groups that say we're Americans because we have American…

— Eric Metaxas

Much of my work is engaged with 'America' - the idea of America.

— Glenn Ligon

America is a Nation with a mission - and that mission comes from our most basic beliefs. We have no desire to dominate, no…

— George W. Bush

America is a living idea. It isn't only the tenets of its founding, but also the terms of its future. Every day, we make…

— Charles M. Blow

America is, in many ways, as much an idea as it is a country. And Americans have long marketed that idea around the world…

— Joy Reid

America is a land of creators and rebels.

— Jose Marti

America is a mosaic not of groups but of individuals, each of whom carries a host of cultural influences, some chosen, some inherited, some…

— Virginia Postrel

All nations are imagined communities, and our imagined community is based on a uniquely inspiring set of principles. Americans have proved that they can…

— Anne Applebaum