Destructive Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

To the indefinite, uncertain mind of the American radical the most contradictory ideas and methods are possible. The result is a sad chaos in…

— Emma Goldman

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihoodthe virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price,…

— Theodore Roosevelt

America now is stumbling through the darkness of hatred and divisiveness. Our values, our principles, and our determination to succeed as a free and…

— Gerald R. Ford

The spirit of America is a spirit of heroism: risking for others even if the ante is your life, never being broken no matter…

— Brian Mast

An absolutely devastating ridicule of all that is false, primitive, and vicious in current American life: the abuses of power, hero worship, aimless violence,…

— Terry Southern

“I prefer the American spirit, the one that called us from the Old World to the New, to conquer and build and civilize. And…

— Colson Whitehead

Where have we come as a country, when loving the Constitution, being a patriot, loving Jesus is extremist? Let me tell you what I…

— Matt Shea

“Anti-Americanism is not some bitter mental disorder inflamed by conspiracy theories and misplaced furies and envy. It is a broken heart, a defensive crouch,…

— Suzy Hansen

I don't consider myself a 'radical.' Radical in American society has, I think, become this buzzword that makes a lot of ideas and discussions…

— Chelsea Manning

The notion that a radical is one who hates his country is naïve and usually idiotic. He is, more likely, one who likes his…

— Anonymous

America is like a healthy body and its resistance is threefold: its patriotism, its morality and its spiritual life. If we can undermine these…

— Joseph Stalin

There are two visions of America. One precedes our founding fathers and finds its roots in the harshness of our Puritan past. It is…

— Sherwin Wine